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Bacterial And Viral Vaccines Flashcards

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What is the adaptive immune response?

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Direct recognition of antigens by B cells, neutralisation of circulating antigens, production of antibodies.
Activation of B cells by T cells, production of long lived plasma and memory B cells

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What is involved in T cell mediated immunity?

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Activation of T cells by APC
Multiplication of T cells into effector T cells
Cytotoxicity, activation of B cells, memory T cells

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What is the principle of vaccine?

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Prime immune response so on subsequent encounter the memory response allow a more rapid and rigorous response to be made.

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What is active immunity?

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Induce and adaptive immune response in the host

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What is passive immunity?

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Transfer of immune effectors only eg immunoglobulin

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What is antisera immunity?

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Passive immunity, animal derived, specific for a certain toxin

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What are the aims of vaccine?

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Produce same immune protection which follows natural infection
Long lasting
Stop spread of infection
equally effective in all individuals

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What are examples of immunoglobulin vaccine?

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Varicella zoster ig
Human normal ig
Hep b ig
Tetanus ig

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What are examples of anti toxins?

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Diphtheria anti toxin

Botulinum anti toxin

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What are examples of inactivated subunit vaccine?

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Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio, h influenzae b
Influenza
Meningococcal C 
Pneumococcal PCV, PPV
HPV 
HAV
HBV
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What are examples of live attenuated vaccine?

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MMR, opv, rotavirus, yellow fever

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What is a live vaccine?

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Attenuated strains which replicate in the host, cannot cause disease.
Ilicit good strong long lasting immunity

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What are the advantages of live vaccines?

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Single dose often sufficient
Strong immune response evoked
Local and systemic immunity

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What are the disadvantages of live vaccines?

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Potential to revert to virulence
Contradicted in immunosuppressed
Interference by viruses or vaccines and passive antibody 
Poor stability 
Potential for contamination
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What are inactivated vaccines?

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Suspension of whole intact killed organisms, pertussis, influenza, rabies, hepA
Acellular and subunit vaccines contain one or few components of organism important in protection

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What are the advantages of inactivated vaccines?

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Stable
Constituents clearly defined
Unable to cause the infection

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What are the disadvantages of inactivated vaccines?

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Need several doses
Local reactions common
Adjuvant needed
Shorter lasting immunity

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What are combination vaccines?

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Give several vaccines at one time
Ensure that immune responses are equivalent to single vaccines
Adverse effects are no worse or frequent

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What is SSPE?

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Sub acute sclerosing pan encephalitis associated with measles
ITP associated with MMR

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What is the relationship of adverse events with live and inactivated vaccines?

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Live- frequency of adverse events falls with number of doses
Inactivated- frequency of adverse events increases with number of doses

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What is the timing of inactivated vaccine reactions?

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Generally within 48 hrs following vaccination

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What is the timing of live vaccine reactions?

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According to time taken for virus to replicate
Measles- malaise, fever, rash, 6-11 days
Rubella- pain, stiffness, swelling of joints, 2nd week
Mumps- parotid swelling, 3rd-6th week

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When should you avoid live vaccines? Especially bcg, polio

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Patients having chemo for malignancy
Patients less than 6 months after BMT
Children on high dose steroids or cytotoxics
Pregnant women (no evidence of harm from MMR)

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What vaccines can be given to HIV positive patients?

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MMR, inactivated HIB,DTP, HBV
Not BCG
Not yellow fever vaccine

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How do immunoglobulins work?

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Provide passive antibody and can be used prophylactically before or after exposure
Cannot be used to test established disease
Can attenuate disease (antitoxins can treat)

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What are examples of immunoglobulin therapy?

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VZIG- used in susceptible pregnant women, neonates or immunosuppressed patients exposed to chicken pox
HBIG- prevention of HBV, in conjunction with vaccine
NHIG- prevention of HAV, rubella and polio

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How is rotavirus given?

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Oral liquid vaccine

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What is the primary failure of a vaccine?

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Individual failures to make adequate immune response to the initial vaccination

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What is the secondary failure of vaccine?

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Individual makes an adequate immune response but then immunity wanes over time- inactived vaccines, need boosters

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Why are live vaccines deferred after 1 yrs old?

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Concerned about side fx

Passive maternal antibody will make vaccine ineffective

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What is diphtheria?

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Resp disease, toxigenic strains of corynebacterium diphtheria or corynebacterium ulcerans
Airborne droplets, infect throat and skin
Incubation 2-7 days
Untreated disease- infectious up to four weeks
Young and elderly

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What are the features of diphtheria?

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Early signs, mild fever, swollen neck glands, anorexia, malaise, cough
Membranes of dead cells forms in throat,tonsils, larynx or nose
May narrow or occlude the airway leading to respiratory distress

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What are the severe symptoms of diphtheria?

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Toxin can travel through bloodstream causing extensive organ damage, neurological and heart complications
Death- occurs in 5-10% cases

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Current state of diphtheria in UK?

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Associated with recent travel to endemic countries
Can make a comeback if immunisation is not maintained
Approx 50% of UK adults over 30 years have antibody titres below lower protection threshold

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What is tetanus?

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Clostridium tetani
Non communicable, no herd immunity
Form spores, can survive in environment for years
Can occur if wound or cut is infected by soil or manure
Incubation 4-21 days, all ages
Recovered ppl still need immunisation

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Where the vernalised symptoms of tetany?

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Lock jaw, neck stiffness, difficultly swallowing, stiffness of stomach, spasms, sweating and fever
Complications- fractures, hypertension, laryngospasm, pulmonary embolism, aspiration and death

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What is the prevention of tetanus?

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5 doses of tetanus at appropriate intervals
Early treatment with tetanus immunoglobulin for heavily contaminated wounds
Early recognition of potential tetanus wounds
Continued vigilance for early signs

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What is pertussis?

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URI, paroxysmal coughing of >14-21 days duration
Bordatella pertussis/parapertussis 
Vaccine-preventable 
Immunity is incomplete 
UK resurgence
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What are the 3 phases of pertussis?

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Catarrhal phase- indistinguishable from other URI, infectious
Paroxysmal phase- coughing, inspiratory whoop, vomiting, seizures, apnoeic episodes
Convalescent phase- resolution, but dry cough may persist for months
3 times 2 weeks

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What pertussis vaccine is used?

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Sept 2004- 5aP vaccine, as efficacious as previously used whole cell vaccine
Incidence of local and systemic reactions lower with aP than wP

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What are the current issues for pertussis?

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High vaccine coverage, some evidence of waning with age
Good control in those most vulnerable, remains most common vaccine preventable disease in less than 1 year old
Recommended for pregnant women 28 weeks

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What is poliomyelitis?

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Types 1-3, transmitted via faeces, or pharyngeal secretions of infected person
Incubation 3-21 days
Virus can be excreted for up to six weeks in faces and 2 weeks in saliva
Most infectious- before and 1-2 weeks after onset of paralysis

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What are symptoms of poliomyelitis?

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Can be asymptomatic
Mild influenza like symptoms
Neck stiffness, back and legs- aseptic meningitis

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What is paralytic polio?

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Less than1% results in flaccid paralysis
1-10 days after prodromal illness and progresses
Loss of limb use, lungs
Degree of recovery variable

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What polio vaccine is used?

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Inactivated,not avoid risk of vaccine associated paralytic polio from live
Opv available for outbreak control

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What is meningococcal disease?

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NM, gram negative diplococci, 13 serogroups, B and C common in UK
Recent increase in severe death from men W
Nasal carriage
Meningitis and septicaemia, 1 in 8 long term sequlae

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What vaccine is used for MenC?

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Conjugate- purified capsular polysaccharides chemically joined to tetanus or diphtheria carrier proteins
Generates T cell dependant immune response and produces memory
Recombinant meningococcal vaccine b intro in September 2015, may provide pan meningococcal protection

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What is IPD?

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Sp invades lung parenchyma, bloodstream and CNS, joint fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid
Non invasive- otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis

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When does IPD occur?

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5000-6000 cases reported to HPA, occur in December and jan

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What are the risk factors for IPD?

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Male more than female, under 1 year more than50 
Winter viral RTi association 
Chronic lung disease
Smoking 
Alcoholism 
Immunosuppressed
51
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What is the leading cause of meningitis in the UK?

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Pneumococcal

52
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What is the immunity to strep pneumonia?

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Colonisation- indices protective capsular serotype specific antibody 
Cd4 T cell immunity important for immune memory and class switching 
Cd4 T cell deficient conditions show increased susceptibility to pneumo
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What is PPV?

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Purified polysaccharide vaccine, 23 serotypes covering 90% isolates encountered in IPD
Safe and immunogenic after single dose
60% effective, DOESNT work in children
Polysaccharide antigens can activate B cells by t independent means only resulting in igM production

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What vaccine is now used for pneumo?

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Prevenar 13- not recommend for adults or children more than 5 years old, use pneumovax

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What is measles?

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Caused by morbillivirus
1-4 year olds, nose and throat secretions
Transmission period- beginning of symptoms to 4 days after rash
Incubation- 7-18 days

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What are the symptoms of measles?

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Cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, koplik’s spots on buccal mucosa
Rash, spreads from face to body, hands and feet over 3 days
Lasts 5-6 days
Diarrhoea
Neurological involvement

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What are the complications of measles?

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Severe diarrhoea, dehydration 
Pneumonia, commenest cause of death 
Encephalitis also develops 
SSPE
Death
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What is mumps?

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Acute viral illness caused by paramyxovirus
Transmitted through airborne droplets, incubation 14-25 days
Transmissible for several days before the parotid swelling and several days after it

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What are the symptoms of mumps?

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Headache, fever, parotid swelling
Photophobia, neck stiffness can develop
Some asymptomatic, severe in adults

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What are the complications of mumps?

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Pancreatitis, oophoritis, Orchitis,
Neurological, deafness, nephritis
Cardiac abnormalities

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What is rubella?

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German measles, caused by Togavirus
Direct or droplet contact with nasopharyngeal secretions
Incubation 14-21 days
Infecvtiviry- 1 weeks before, 5-7 days after onset of rash
Peak incidence of infection- late winter, early spring

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What are the symptoms of rubella?

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Mild illness, swollen lymph glands, low grade fever, malaise, conjunctivitis
Maculo- popular discreet rash develops on face, neck and body
Swollen joints and joint pain common in adults

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What are the complications of rubella in pregnancy?

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Risk of foetal damage greatest at 10 weeks

Cardiac, auditory, ophthalmic, neurological problems

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What is contained in the MMR vaccine?

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Enders Edmonston strain measles
RA27/3 rubella
Jeryl Lynn mumps

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What is hepatitis B virus?

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Infection of liver, incubation from 40-160 days

Extremely infectious

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What are the modes of transmission for hep B?

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Exposure to infected blood or body fluids

Perinatal transmission, parenteral, sexual

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When should neonates be vaccinated?

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Babies born to infected mothers, at birth
Chronically infected mothers, or acute episode during pregnancy
Babies born to highly infectious mothers should also receive hep B immunoglobulin

68
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What vaccines do we want?

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HIV
HCV
CMV
DENGUE
MALARIA 
Diarrhoea, RSV
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What is the innate immunity response?

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Entry of pathogens into tissue

Recruitment of specific effector cells, phagocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, recognition and internalisation

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