Vaccines Flashcards

1
Q

what is a vaccine

A

preparation used to make long lasting immunity against a specific disease

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2
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inactivated vaccine parts

A

killed microorganisms or viruses, whole organism

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3
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inactivated vaccine pros

A

cannot cause disease, no refrigeration

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4
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inactivated vaccine cons

A

weaker immune response, needs booster shots

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5
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inactivated vaccine 1 example

A

polio vaccine

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6
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attenuated vaccine parts

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whole organism, live weakened virus

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7
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attenuated vaccine pros

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doesnt cause disease, long lasting immunity, small chance of reverse mutation

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8
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attenuated vaccine cons

A

requires refrigeration

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9
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attenuated vaccine 1 type

A

sinopharm

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10
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toxoid/subunit vaccine parts

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inactivated todxins of virus, not whole organism just a piece

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11
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toxoid/subunit vaccine pro

A

cannot cause disease, minimized side effects

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12
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toxoid/subunit vaccine con

A

complex to manufacture, weaker immune response = booster shots

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13
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toxoid/subunit vaccine type

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novavax

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14
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mRNA vaccine parts

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piece of RNA that codes for part of virus, takes RNA that will make spike proteins and puts it into the vaccine

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15
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mRNA vaccine pros

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cannot cause disease, reliable and simple to manufacture

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16
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mRNA vaccine cons

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requires freezing/refrigeration 80 celsius, rna unstable and degrade, RNA breakdown before gets into cells, two doses

17
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mRNA vaccine 1 type

A

pfizer

18
Q

Viral Vector Vaccine parts

A

harmless virus to deliever RNA, DNA, or protein from a harmful virus

19
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viral vector vaccine pros

A

cannot cause disease, triggers strong immune response

20
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viral vector vaccine cons

A

previous exposure to harmless virus could reduce efficacy, fairly complex to manufacture

21
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viral vector vaccine 1 type

A

sputnik v

22
Q

previous exposure to adenovirus could reduce effectiveness of what

A

viral vector vaccines

23
Q

what is VAERS

A

registry of all negative reactions to vaccines