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Immunity (8.1) Flashcards

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State the 2 classifications of immunity

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  1. passive

2. active

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Describe passive immunity

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Protection provided to an individual by the transfer of antibodies produced by another organism

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Describe active immunity

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Protection provided by an individual’s own adaptive immune response

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Describe the time it takes to develop active immunity

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Weeks

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Describe the time it takes to develop passive immunity

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Immediate

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State whether or not active immunity can provide immunological memory that can last for a lifetime

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Yes

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State whether or not passive immunity can provide immunological memory that can last for a liftime

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No. Passive immunity last for a limited time

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State whether or not passive immunity involves immunological memory

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No

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State whether or not active immunity involves immunological memory

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Yes

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State where the adaptive immune response producing antibodies occurs for active immunity

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In individual

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State where the adaptive immune response for the antibody occurs for passive immunity

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In another organism

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State how immunity can be maintained for active immunity

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Stimulating memory cells i.e. with booster vaccinations

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State how immunity can be maintained for passive immunity

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Immunity cannot be maintained

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Describe natural passive immunity

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Involves the passive transfer of antibodies from mother to foetus through the placenta prior to birth and through breastfeeding

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State for how long maternal antibodies provide protection for the infant

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Week to months

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Describe active passive immunity

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Involves an individual receiving antibodies produced by another organism

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State how active passive immunity is often administered

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Injection of antiserum

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18
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Describe antiserum

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A serum that contains specific antibodies

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Describe serum

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Fluid portion of blood that remains after blood cells and material involved in blood clotting has been removed

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State how antibodies introduced via artificial passive immunity inhibit pathogenic damage

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Introduced antibodies bind to antigens on the pathogen to form an antigen-antibody complex

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State whether or not artificial passive immunity is a useful means of treating infection by a pathogen

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Yes

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State whether or not natural passive immunity is a useful means of treating infection by a pathogen

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No

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State whether or not artificial passive immunity is a useful means of treating a venomous bite/sting

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Yes

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State whether or not natural passive immunity is a useful means of treating a venomous bite/sting

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No

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Describe haemolytic disease
A condition in which red blood cells are abnormally broken down and removed from circulation
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Describe natural active immunity
Immunity that develops from the adaptive immune response to a natural infection
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State whether or not immunological memory results from a natural active immune response
Yes
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Describe artificial active immunity
Immunity that results from the administration of antigens to induce an adaptive immune response
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State what the artificial technique of inducing an adaptive immune response to produce active immunity is referred to as
Vaccination
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Describe vaccination
Technique of artificially inducing an adaptive immune response by administering a vaccine
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State what form the antigens are in a vaccine
Inactivated
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State whether the primary or secondary response in natural active immunity is stronger
Secondary
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State what can be induced by the administration of a vaccine
Artificial active immunity
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State whether or not vaccines must be highly specific to initiate an adaptive immune resposnse
Yes.
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State what allows immunological memory to be retained post vaccination
Vaccine specificity
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State the 3 types of possible vaccinations
1. live attenuated 2. inactivated 3. subunit
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Describe live attenuated vaccines
Involve a living microbe that has been weakened in the lab
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State the common process used to weaken living microbes used in vaccines
Repeated culturing
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State what the advantages of live attenuated vaccines are
- long lasting immunity | - strong adaptive immune response produces many types of antibodies
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State what the disadvantages of live attenuated vaccines are
- may cause disease in those with weakened immune systems | - may cross placenta and cause damage to developing foetus
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State whether live attenuated vaccines are more common for viruses or bacteria
Viruses
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State why live attenuated vaccines are more common for viruses
Bacteria have thousands of genes and are consequently difficult to control
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Provide 2 examples of attenuated vaccines
Those against: - measles - mumps - rubella - polio
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Describe inactivated vaccines
Involve microbes that have been inactivated
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Provide an alternative term to describe inactivated vaccines
Killed vaccines
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State 3 ways microbes can be inactivated for use in inactivated vaccines
1. heat 2. radiation 3. chemicals
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State what the advantages of inactivated vaccines are
- production of many different antibodies | - safely used in people with weak immune systems
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State what the disadvantages of inactivated vaccines are
- stimulate relatively weak immune response | - booster vaccines required to maintain long-term immunity
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State what can be added to inactivated vaccines to boost the immune response
Adjuvants
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State whether inactivated vaccines are more common for viruses or bacteria
Bacteria
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Provide 2 examples of inactivated vaccines
Those against: - rabies - hepatitis A
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Describe adjuvants
Substances that stimulate a stronger immune response against an antigen
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Provide 2 examples of adjuvants
1. aluminium phosphate | 2. aluminium hydroxide
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Describe subunit vaccines
Involve parts of inactivated microbes
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State for what ability parts of inactivated microbes are chosen in the composition of subunit vaccines
Ability to induce adaptive immune response
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State the 3 variations in antigen structures that subunit vaccines can include
1. fragment of antigen 2. single antigen 3. multiple antigens
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State 3 types of antigens that subunit vaccines can include
1. proteins 2. detoxified toxins 3. polysaccharides
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State whether or not subunit vaccines that contain multiple antigens induce broader immunity
Yes
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State how subunit vaccines that contain multiple antigens induce broader immunity
Induce production of antibodies directed against multiple antigens
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State what the advantages of subunit vaccines are
- safer/more stable/easier to store than live vaccines
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State what the disadvantages of subunit vaccines are
- require multiple doses & adjuvant to improve immune strength
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State how subunit vaccines are made
Growth of pathogens in lab and chemical extraction of antigens using recombinant DNA technology
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State whether or not recombinant DNA technology is employed in the creation of live attenuated vaccines
Yes.
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Describe toxoid vaccines
Non-recombinant subunit vaccine
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State what toxoid vaccines use to boost immunity in patients
Toxins inactivated by formalin to stimulate adaptive immune response
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State whether or not toxoid vaccines require multiple doses to achieve immunity
Yes
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Provide a term used to reference subunit vaccines that do not use recombinant DNA technology to extract antigens from pathogens
Toxoid vaccines
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Provide 1 example of a toxoid vaccine
That against: | - diptheria
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State whether or not immunisation is critical
Yes. It is critical.
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State whether or not personal immunisation can affect the community and through what process they may affect those around them.
Yes. Herd immunity.
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Describe herd imunity
Result of large numbers of people being immune to pathogen to reduce host transmission
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State for whom herd immunity is necessary
Essential for the protection of those who cannot be vaccinated or those who have suppressed immune systems
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State by whom vaccination programs are established
Governments
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State what vaccines provides long term immunity in the absence of a booster vaccine
Live attenuated vaccine
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State what short term immunity can be provided by
Introduction of antibodies produced by another organism
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Define pandemic
Disease prevalent across the world
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Define epidemic
Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
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Define outbreak
Sudden occurrence of a disease

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