Vaccines - Questions Flashcards
Was inoculation safe?
Mortality rates were much lower than getting the actual disease.
What is one reason that smallpox inoculations are safer than naturally becoming infected?
Inhalation of smallpox is more deadly than infection of the skin.
What did Edward Jenner do that was different from inoculation and where did he get his idea?
He used a related virus, not the actual virus. He got his idea from milkmaids, who never got sick from smallpox.
What aspect of the immune system does vaccination take advantage of?
Memory
What significant diseases have been significantly reduced in impact due to vaccines?
Anthrax, HPV, diphtheria, Hep A and B, hib, flu, Japanese encephalitis, measles, bacterial meningitis, mumps, pertussis, bacterial pneumonia, polio, rabies, rotavirus, chickenpox and shingles, smallpox, tetanus, typhoid, TB, yellow fever.
What drove the drop of vaccine-preventable diseases prior to the invention of vaccines?
Industrialization, more wealth, better infrastructure. Disease drops with better public health.
What happens when vaccines become less widespread?
People start dying more.
Are measles mortality risks the same globally?
No, there is total variation depending on where you live and who you are.
