lecture 11 - vaccine and vaccination Flashcards
1
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what is a vaccine ?
A
- a product that when brought into the body that produces immunity from a disease. can be administered through injection, mouth, or nasal route
2
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what is vaccination?
A
process of stimulating body’s immune system to protect against infectious diseases
3
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what is immunization?
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- process where a person is made resistant or immune to an infectious disease
4
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what is the purpose of vaccination?
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- to prevent or reduce acute clinical manifestation of infection
5
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characteristics of an ideal vaccine?
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- able to mimic immunological response as if an actual pathogenic incursion
- induce immune response as true infections
- able to continuously provide antigens
- Immunological activation of both cellular and humoral response
6
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types of vaccines
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- live vaccines
- inactivated vaccines
- toxoids
- subunits or conjugate vaccines
- mRNA vaccines
7
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how should vaccines be stored?
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- most vaccines should be stored in fridges from 2-8 degrees celsius.
