Vaccination

Question 1

what is the name of the vaccine for shingles?

Answer 1

Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine)

Question 2

When should you receive shingrex and how often should you receive?

Answer 2

healthy adults 50 years and older

two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine),

separated by 2 to 6 months, to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease.

Question 3

hep C; Is ther any vaccine for HEP C?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Pneumococcal vaccine indication

Answer 4

Pneumococcal vaccines are vaccines against the

bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis

Question 5

What are two types of pneumoccal vaccine?

Answer 5

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or PCV13

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine or PPSV23

Question 6

Who needs PPSV23 vaccine?

Answer 6

CDC recommends PPSV23 for all adults 65 years or older,

Question 7

Who can get PPSV23 vaccine early?

Answer 7

They can get early

people 2 through 64 years old with certain medical conditions

, and adults 19 through 64 years old who smoke cigarettes.

Question 8

What are flu symptoms?

Answer 8

An individual who presents with an abrupt onset of signs and symptoms including fever, myalgia, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, and rhinitis typically has uncomplicated influenza illness, more commonly known as “the flu.”

Question 9

What are other symptoms associated with FLU?

Answer 9

otitis media, nausea, and vomiting

Question 10

How is flu transmitted?

Answer 10

person-to-person largely via respiratory droplet from an infected person, primarily through a cough or sneeze. In

Question 11

Children who are not immunocompromised can shed the virus before symptom?

Answer 11

YES

children remain infectious for 10 or more days after the onset of symptoms and can shed the virus before the onset of symptoms.

Question 12

Children who are immunocompromised. how lomg are they infectious?

Answer 12

3 weeks

Question 13

What are the strain for FlU?

Answer 13

H1N1 ( Infleunza A virus known as swine flu)

H5N1 ( Influenza A virus known as bird/avian flu)

Question 14

How effective is flu vaccine?

Answer 14

70 to 80%

Question 15

Is flu vaccine live vaccine?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

RIV 3 ( recombinent influenza vaccine) - what is it? Who it is given?

Answer 16

Egg free vaccine. given for thos who have allergy to egg/

Question 17

What is egg allergy?

Answer 17

Egg allergy can be confirmed by a consistent medical history of adverse reactions to eggs and egg-containing foods, plus skin and/or blood testing for immunoglobulin E antibodies directed against egg proteins. .

Question 18

absolute contraindication for flu?

Answer 18

severe allergic reaction to flu

Question 19

What is nasal spray flu vaccine?

Answer 19

The nasal spray flu vaccine, also known as live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV; FluMist®), differs from the injectable influenza vaccine.i

Question 20

How we can adapt LAIV?

Answer 20

LAIV are sufficiently weakened so that it will not cause disease but have enough stregth to stimulate protective immune response.

The viruses in the LAIV needs cold temperature/

Not effective in lower tract airway because the temperature is hot there.

Question 21

Who can receive LAIV?

Answer 21

LAIV is approved for use in healthy people aged 2 to 49 years.

Question 22

Can a pregnant and lactating mother receive vaccine?

Answer 22

.Yes, helps to provide protection on to the unborn child, providing important protection during the first 6 months of life.

Question 23

How many dose should you provide for chindern younger than 9 years if that is his/her initial dose?

Answer 23

two doses of vaccine separated by 4 or more weeks

Question 24

What are the antiviral drugs for flu?

Answer 24

amantadine (Symmetrel®),

rimantadine (Flumadine®),

zanamivir (Relenza®),

oseltamivir (Tamiflu®),

and peramivir (Rapivab®).

Question 25

What are the antiviral drugs and its indication?

Answer 25

The adamantane derivatives (amantadine and rimantadine) are approved only for treatment and prevention of influenza A,

whereas the neuraminidase inhibitor drugs (zanamivir, oseltamivir, and peramivir) are approved for use in influenza A and influenza B.

Question 26

What are the adverese reaction to anti-viral drugs?

Answer 26

Zanamivir is inhaled and can cause bronchospasm, especially in patients with asthma or other chronic lung disease

. The adverse effects of oseltamivir are largely gastrointestinal; the risk of nausea and vomiting is significantly reduced if the medication is taken with food.

Peramivir is available as a single-dose IV formulation.

Question 27

What is the best treatment for influenza A and B?

Answer 27

Active immunization against influenza A and B is the preferred method of disease prevention because the antiviral is expensive and high chances of treatment failure.

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