Vaccines

Question 1

What is a live vaccine ?

Answer 1

Attenuated organism

Replicated in host

Question 2

What are the three types if inactivated vaccines?

Answer 2

Suspensions of killed organisms
Subunit vaccines
Conjugate vaccines

Question 3

Whole cell pertussis (whooping cough) and whole cell typhoid are examples of which vaccine?

Answer 3

Suspension killed organism

Inactivated vaccine

Question 4

Diphtheria toxoid and tetanus toxoid are examples of which vaccine?

Answer 4

Subunit vaccines

Question 5

Hib and MenC are examples of which vaccines?

Answer 5

Conjugate vaccines

Question 6

What is a conjugate vaccine?

Answer 6

polysaccharide attached to immunogenic proteins

e.g. Hib, MenC

Question 7

Vaccines given at 2 months?

Answer 7

DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV
Oral rotavirus vaccine
PCV
Men B

Question 8

Vaccines given at 3 months?

Answer 8

DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV

Oral rotavirus vaccine

Question 9

Vaccines given at 4 months?

Answer 9

DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV
PCV
Men B

Question 10

Vaccines given at 12-13 months?

Answer 10

Hib/Men C
MMR
PCV
Men B

Question 11

Vaccines given 3-5 years?

Answer 11

DTaP/IPV/

MMR

Question 12

Vaccines given at 2-12 years?

Answer 12

Flu

Question 13

Vaccines given 12-18 years (S3)?

Answer 13

Td/IPV

Question 14

Vaccines given 13-14 years (S3)?

Answer 14

MenACWY

Question 15

Vaccines given 12-13 years (S1/S2 Girls)?

Answer 15

HPV

Question 16

Vaccines given >65 ?

Answer 16

Flu

PPV

Question 17

Vaccines given 70, (71, 72), 78 and 79 years ?

Answer 17

Zoster