Vaccines

Question 1

A compound that increases the immunogenicity of a antigen. The most common in vaccines is the aluminum salt Alum

Answer 1

adjuvant

Question 2

The use of immune serum to give an immediate resistance to an infection

Answer 2

passive resistance

Question 3

The act of immunizing with antigens to induce an immune response to a pathogen

Answer 3

active resistance

Question 4

A weaken virus that can replicate to a limited extent

Answer 4

live attenuated

Question 5

when enough individuals are immunized such that spread of an infection is slowed or halted

Answer 5

herd immunity, Cocoon effect

Question 6

DPT vs DTaP

Answer 6

• DPT - older, used whole killed pertussis

- DTaP - new, replaced pertussis bacteria with acellular components

Question 7

advantage to DTaP

Answer 7

safer, less severe immune reaction

Question 8

current polio vaccine

Answer 8

oral polio vaccine - live attenuated

Question 9

70% of cervical cancer is caused by HPV types

Answer 9

16 and 18

Question 10

protects against HPV types 6 and 11, and is approved for males as well as females

Answer 10

Guardasil

Question 11

Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis

Answer 11

• RIG Rabies Immune Globulin
• HDCV human diploid cell rabies vaccine
• PCECV purified chick embryo cell vaccine