Vaccines- Johns

Question 1

Live attenuated vaccine

Answer 1

live microbes are weakened by growing them for many generations in animals or tissue cultures

Ex: oral polio, MMR, zoster

*be careful giving them to immunosuprressed and pregnant women

Question 2

Which vaccine type should you NOT give to an immunocompromised patient?

Answer 2

LIVE ATTENUATED***

Question 3

Inactivated vaccine

Answer 3

whole organisms that have been killed

stimulate immune system but do not cause disease

** polio, influenza, hep A

Question 4

Subunit vaccines

Answer 4

Use only part of the bacterium or virus

Ex: Typhoid, hep B, pertussis, meningitis

Question 5

Conjugate vaccines

Answer 5

Link proteins or sugars an organism to a macromolecule that is known to be immunogenic (so your immune system learns to attack the attached molecule?)

allows babies immune system to recognize bacteria

Ex. Hib, pneumoccus

Question 6

Inactivated toxins

Answer 6

Some bacteria cause disease by producing toxins, inactivated toxins are used to prevent disease

Ex: tetanus, diptheria

Question 7

Edible Vaccines

Answer 7

Genetically engineered potatoes, bananas and tomatoes

When eaten, will initiate an immune response against harmful intestinal bacteria and virus

Question 8

Plantibodies

Answer 8

specific antibodies made in palnts

Question 9

What are valid contraindications to vaccination?

Answer 9

Anaphylactic reaction
Prior high fever
Immunodeficiency
Pregnancy ( but can still get flu shot)
Significant acute illness

Question 10

What are NOT valid contraindications to vaccinations?

Answer 10

Minor illness
Mild/moderate local rxn or fever
antimicrobial therapy
Dz exposure
Pregnancy in household
Premature birth
Breast feeding
Allergies to products not in vaccines
Family hx

Question 11

Who should not recieve the influneza vaccine?

Answer 11

Anaphylactic hypersensitivity to eggs

Allergy to thimerosol

History of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Acute febrile conditions