Fighting Disease - Vaccination

Question 1

What do vaccinations do?

Answer 1

Protects the person from future infections

Question 2

What is the purpose of having a vaccination?

Answer 2

To carry antigens which means your body will attack them with antibodies. These pathogens are harmless but mean when you get a more strengthened infection your body will more rapidly create antibodies to fight it.

Question 3

What are the pros of having a vaccination?

Answer 3

Contol over lots of communicable diseases,

epidemics can be prevented if the majority of the population is vaccinated,

Question 4

What are the cons of having a vaccination?

Answer 4

Vaccines don’t always work,

You sometimes have a bad reaction to a vaccine