Vaccines and Sera

Question 1

Hib

Answer 1

bacterial; haemophilus influenzae- NOT the flu

Question 2

Meningococcal

Answer 2

bacterial; gets in the meninges and causes neurological compromise and often death

Question 3

pneumococcal

Answer 3

bacterial; pneumonia

Question 4

typhoid

Answer 4

bacterial; contaminated water or food

Question 5

diphtheria

Answer 5

bacterial; respiratory illness that causes plaque to build over the posterior pharynx- patient suffocates

Question 6

tetanus

Answer 6

bacterial toxin; found in the ground, anaerobic; likes to grow deep in wounds; causes permanent muscle contraction and stops breathing

Question 7

pertussis

Answer 7

bacterial; whooping cough, not lethal in adults but lethal in babies… cough paroxysmal

Question 8

influenza

Answer 8

viral; flu shot

Question 9

HepA

Answer 9

viral; liver infection from contaminated water

Question 10

HepB

Answer 10

viral; liver infection from sharing body fluids– blood and needles, sexually transmitted

Question 11

measles

Answer 11

viral; infection that causes great damage and has a high death rate from pneumonia

Question 12

mumps

Answer 12

viral; infection that causes swelling in the neck; can create infertility, esp in males

Question 13

rubella

Answer 13

viral; minor childhood infection; can damage fetus

Question 14

polio

Answer 14

viral; attacks nervous system and can cause paralysis

Question 15

rabies

Answer 15

viral; from bats, dogs, armadillos; once you show symptoms you’re dead

Question 16

rotavirus

Answer 16

viral; infection that causes massive diarrhea in children

Question 17

smallpox

Answer 17

viral; causes pneumonia, distinct rash

Question 18

varicella

Answer 18

viral; chicken pox; mild childhood illness, awful in adults who have never been exposed

Question 19

yellow fever

Answer 19

viral; causes liver damage

Question 20

herpes zoster

Answer 20

viral; shingles

Question 21

immune globulins

Answer 21

sera; proteins that are involved in conferring immunity- NOT a vaccine

Question 22

RIG

Answer 22

rabies immune globulin; NOT a vaccine- sera from someone elses body who has been vaccinated for rabies or exposed and never got sick

Question 23

Difference between sera and vaccines

Answer 23

sera is using someone else’s antibodies to fight the infection for you, vaccines make you develop your own antibodies toward the infection

Question 24

side effects of sera

Answer 24

flu-like symptoms

Question 25

antitoxins

Answer 25

clear out the toxic results of the body working on the invading toxin

Question 26

antivenins

Answer 26

works against the actual enzyme process in the poison