Week 2 Flashcards
What 2 types of active immunity is there?
Natural - infection
Artificial - immunisation
What 2 types of passive immunity is there?
Natural - transplacental transfer
Artificial - human IgG
What vaccines are given at 2 months? (6 things)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Polio
- Hib
- Pneumococcal (PCV)
What vaccines are given at 3 months old? (6 things)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Polio
- Hib
- Meningococcal C (Men C)
What vaccines are given at 4 months old? (7 things)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Polio
- Hib
- Meningococcal C (Men C)
- Pneumococcal (PVC)
What vaccines are given between 12 and 13 months of age? (3 things)
- Hib/Men C
- PVC
- MMR
What vaccines are given between 3 years 4 months to five years? (5 things)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Polio
- MMR
What vaccine is given to girls aged 12 to 13 years old?
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
What vaccines are given between age 13 and 18 years old? (3 things)
- Tetanus
- Diphtheria
- Polio
What vaccine is primarily given to protect a person from TB?
BCG vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
Name 5 diseases you can get immunisations against before going abroad to at risk areas?
- Yellow fever
- Cholera
- Rabies
- Hepatitis
- Typhoid
What is the classification for the elimination of a disease?
Reduction to zero of the incidence of a specified disease in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued intervention measures are required. Example: neonatal tetanus.
What is the classification for the eradication of a disease?
Permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by a specific agent as a result of deliberate efforts; intervention measures are no longer needed. Example: smallpox
What is the classification for the extinction of a disease?
The specific infectious agent no longer exists in nature or in the laboratory. Example: none
Treatments for malaria know often contain what type of drug known to chinese herbalists for over 2000 years?
Artemisinin