Vaccinations Flashcards
1
Q
Which vaccines are live attenuated?
A
- BCG
- MMR
- Influenza (intranasal)
- Oral rotavirus
- Oral polio
- Yellow fever
- Oral typhoid
2
Q
Which vaccines are inactivated preparations?
A
- Rabies
- Hepatitis A
- Influenza (IM)
3
Q
Which vaccines are inactivated toxin?
A
- Tetanus
- Diptheria
- Pertussis
4
Q
What are subunit and conjugate vaccines?
A
- Subunit means only part of the pathogen isused to generate an immunogenic response (i.e. hep B, HPV)
- Conjugate vaccine is a particular type that links the poorly immunogenic bacterial polysaccharide outer coats to proteins to make them more immunogenic (i.e. pneumococcus, haemophilus, meningococcus)