Immunisation

Question 1

state the 2 main methods of active immunity

Answer 1

natural infection

immunisation

Question 2

state the two main methods of passive immunity

Answer 2

transplacental transfer

artificial human antibodies

Question 3

what is meant by herd immunity?

Answer 3

Indirect protection of a population provided by immunisation a %, causing slow/prevention of the spread of infection

Question 4

What is meant by live attenuated vaccine? Give an example

Answer 4

Weakened live form of organism is administered to produce natural response
e.g. measles, mumps, rubella, polio

Question 5

What is meant by inactivated vaccine? Give an example

Answer 5

Dead organism is administered

e.g. pertussis, typhoid

Question 6

Give an example of a vaccine containing component of organism

Answer 6

Influenza
Pneumococcal
Diphtheria
Tetanus

Question 7

List the main contraindications to vaccines

Answer 7

Acute illness
Severe/anaphylaxis to previous dose
Fever greater than 39.5 within 48hrs
Immunocompromised children

Question 8

Which vaccines contain egg components that people with egg allergy should avoid?

Answer 8

Yellow fever

Flu

Question 9

When do girls receive the HPV vaccine?

Answer 9

12-13 years of age

Question 10

Which serogroup of meningococcal disease is the most serious?

Answer 10

serogroup B

Question 11

Which vaccine is thought to give 70% protection against tuberculosis?

Answer 11

BCG

Question 12

List travel-related vaccines

Answer 12

Cholera
Yellow fever
Rabies
Hepatitis
Typhoid