immune stuff

Question 1

IgM

Answer 1

acute illness

Question 2

IgG

Answer 2

measure immunity

Question 3

IgA

Answer 3

prevent attachment of pathogens in respiratory infections

Question 4

IgE

Answer 4

allergies

Question 5

naturally acquired active immunity

Answer 5

antigens enter the body naturally
body produces antibodies and specialized lymphocytes

Question 6

naturally acquired passive immunity

Answer 6

antibodies pass from mother to fetus via placenta

Question 7

artificially acquired active immunity

Answer 7

antigens are introduced in vaccines, body produces antibodies and specialized lymphocytes

Question 8

artificially acquired passive immunity

Answer 8

performed antibodies in immune serum introduced into body by injection

Question 9

attenuated whole-agent vaccines

Answer 9

use living, but weakened microbes
- most closely mimic an actual infection
- lifelong immunity without boosters

Question 10

inactivated whole-agent vaccines

Answer 10

use microbes that have been killed

Question 11

toxiods

Answer 11

inactivated toxins
are vaccines directed at the toxins produced by a pathogen

Question 12

subunit vaccines (recombinant vaccines)

Answer 12

use only those antigenic fragments of a microorganism that best stimulate an immune response

Question 13

conjugated vaccines

Answer 13

developed in recent years to deal with the poor immune response of children to vaccines based on capsular polysaccharides

Question 14

nucleic acid

Answer 14

DNA vaccines are among newer and more promising vaccines