Vaccines Flashcards
An agent that modifies the other agent to increase the bodies response.
Adjuvant
Most vaccines…..
Do not cause a disease
What do vaccines stimulate?
The bodies immunity
Something that stimulates an immune response.
Antigen
Fights diseases by killing disease causing organisms in the body.
Antibodies
Two types of immunity.
Active and passive
Developed antibodies due to exposure to pathogens in the environment and vaccines.
Active immunity
Antibodies acquired from mother to baby after birth.
Passive immunity
When are the first vaccines started?
6-8 weeks of life
The vaccine type unlikely to cause disease.
Killed virus
Often given wig an adjuvent.
Killed vaccine
Modified to last longer and not cause the disease.
Modified live vaccine.
Use with caution in pregnant, immunosuppressed and sick patients.
Modified live
Types of bacterial vaccines.
Bacterin, toxoid, antitoxin
Examples of vaccines reactions.
Welling, hives, itching, respiratory distress
Can be delayed or acute.
Vaccine reactions
Cat vaccine reaction.
Fibrosarcoma
Two categories of vaccine choices.
Core vs elective