Lecture 2 done Flashcards
What is goal of immunization?
To prevent disease upon exposure
What is passive immunity?
Transfer of iunity from one person to another
What are modes of passive immunitty?
transplacental transfer
What is active immunity?
stimulate host to produce a prootective response to an antigen, natural infection or immunizationss, relies on immunologic memory
What are different vaccine formulations?
live attenuates, whole inactivated, polysaccharide, conjugated, recombinant DNA, toxoid, mRNA
True or False: live vaccines must be seperated by 4 weeks if not administered at the same time.
True
When not to take vaccines?
allergy, sometimes with pertussis containg vaccines, pregnacy, immunosuppression, severe illness, recent blood or immune globulin products
Wht is herd immunity?
protection for unvaccinated when rest of population is immune
Measles vaccine
2 dose live attenuated vaccine administered at 12-15 months. people born before 1957 considered immune
MMR vaccine
2 dose Live attenuated viral vaccine administered with measles and rubella and mumps
mmr cautions
do not give to pregnant individuals and can make men sterile
Hep A
transmitted fecal-oral viral disease that cause immune damage to liver
What is rare fulminant hepatitis?
extreme state of disease that may cause one to end up in the ICU
What is a no chronic carrier state?
Illness that you eventually recover from
Treatment for Hep A
supportive care, no specific treatment
