Vaccines - Bacterial And Viral Flashcards
What vaccines do you get at 8 weeks?
6-in-1 virus
Rotavirus
MenB
What vaccines do you get at 12 weeks?
6-in-1
Pneumococcal
Rotavirus
What vaccines do you get at 16 weeks?
6-in-1
MenB
What vaccines do you get at 1 year?
Hib/MenC
MMR
Pneumococcal
MenB
What vaccines do you get at 2-10 years?
Flu
What vaccines do you get at 3 years and 4 months?
MMR
4-in-1 pre-school booster
What vaccines do you get at 12-13 years?
HPV
What vaccines do you get at 14 years?
3-in-1 teenage booster
MenACWY
What does the 6-in-1 vaccine contain?
Diphtheria Tetanus HepB Pertussis Polio Haemophilus influenza B
In the 6-in-1 vaccine, which are toxoid based?
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
In the 6-in-1 vaccine, which are inactivated?
Polio
In the 6-in-1 vaccine, which are a recombinant subunit?
HepB
In the 6-in-1 vaccine, which are conjugated?
Hib
In the 6-in-1 vaccine, which are oral live?
Rotavirus
Which vaccines do you get at 65 years?
Pneumococcal
Which vaccines do you get at 65 years+?
Flu
Which vaccines do you get at 70 years?
Shingles
What vaccines do pregnant women get?
Flu vaccine and pertussis
What are the two versions of the shingles vaccine?
Live attenuated and recombinant
What type of pathogen in neisseria meningitidis?
Gram negative bacteria
What does neisseria meningitidis cause?
Meningitis, sepsis etc
Why was the menC dose at four months dropped in 2013?
MenC incidence had fallen very significantly in the community
Why was the menC vaccine replaced with the MenACWY vaccine in 2015?
To offer protection against four strains of meningococcal disease
What is the Hib vaccine made up of?
Type b capsule polysaccharide linked to conjugate either diphtheria or tetanus toxoids or meningococcal outer membrane proteins
What is the diphtheria vaccine made up of?
Toxoid combined with aluminium salt adjuvant
What is the difference between the DTaP and dTaP vaccine?
D = higher amount of toxoid
Which vaccines are contained within the DTaP vaccine?
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
What is the tetanus vaccine made up of?
Toxoid combined with aluminium salt adjuvant
What does the pertussis vaccine prevent against?
Whooping cough
What is the pertussis vaccine made up of?
Acellular - containing the toxoid,filamentous haemagglutinin and pertacin
What is the function of filamentous haemagglutinin and pertacin in the pertussis vaccine?
Promotes adhesion to cells
What is the aim of the influenza vaccine?
To protect those who are at most risk of serious illness or death should they develop it and to reduce circulation of the virus
Who gets the influenza vaccine?
65yrs+ 6 months+ in a clinical risk group People in long-stay residential facilities Elderly or disabled carers People who live with immunocompromised Health and social care workers Pregnant women Those who work with poultry 2-10yrs
What is the flu vaccine made up of?
Quadrivalent inactivated (two subtypes of fluA and two of fluB)
What does pneumococcal infection cause?
Sinusitis Meningitis Otitis media Pneumonia Peritonitis Soft tissue infection Arthritis
What is the pneumococcus vaccine made up of?
Polysaccharides from the 13 most common capsule types
Conjugated to diphtheria toxoid
What is the vaccine against human papilloma virus called?
Gardasil
What does Gardasil protect against?
HPV serotypes 6, 11, 16 and 18
What is a disease of the 8th day?
Infection of the umbilical cord -> disease manifestation on the 8th day of life
How do you protect against neonatal tetanus?
Vaccinate mother late in pregnancy -> lots of maternal IgG in the neonate
What is the vaccine against TB called?
BCG
What type of vaccine is BCG?
live attenuated
