Vaccines - patho

Question 1

What do vaccines allow the body to do

Answer 1

recognize exposure and develop a response and memory of the antigen without direct disease contraction

Question 2

What are vaccines made from

Answer 2

viral or bacterial components

Question 3

Why are boosters needed

Answer 3

some immunity can wear off

Question 4

mRNA vaccine processs

Answer 4

1 - the vaccine uses host muscle cell to make a protein piece
2 - the cell displays the protein piece on surface
3 - the body recognizes protein piece as non-self
4 - an immune response begins to be built and antibodies are made

Question 5

When should vaccines not be given

Answer 5

if currently sick, fever, allergic to vaccine and/or vaccine components

Question 6

Why do you not want to give a vaccine if the patient is sick

Answer 6

if the immune system is already compromised, you do not want to compromise it more

Question 7

What are toxoids

Answer 7

vaccine produced by killed bacterial derivatives