Lecture 22 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
what is Variolation?
A
exposing someone to pus/scab to produce weak infection.
2
Q
who was the first person to do vaccination?
A
Edward Jenner
3
Q
vaccination material can be ____ or ____.
A
attenuated pathogens or dead material.
4
Q
vaccinations are safe to do the presence of…
A
antibodies (neutralization and opsonization)
5
Q
viruses are attenuated by…
A
being trained on non-human cells.
6
Q
attenuated viruses can be made safe hrough the use of…
A
recombinant DNA technology
7
Q
what are toxoids?
A
- made by adding heat/formalin to pathogen
- can be injected to stimulate response without altering immune function.
8
Q
True or False?
Adjuvants decrease the function of vaccines.
A
False.
(they improve them, through not many are legal).
