vaccines Flashcards

1
Q

incidence of colds decrease with?

A

age

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2
Q

vaccines create a fake ____ ?

A

illness

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3
Q

what does the immune system identify?

A

when an infection occurs

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4
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what is the lag-time between exposure and max response

A

2-3 days

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5
Q

what cells are targeted

A

invading cells

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6
Q

what are antibodies

A

key recognition devices (Y shaped molecules)

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7
Q

what do antibodies stick to

A

epitopes

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8
Q

body makes many different

A

antibodies (small amounts)

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9
Q

antibody production is

A

random

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10
Q

what carries antibodies

A

B cells

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11
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each B cell recognizes 1

A

epitope

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12
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amplified B cells target

A

invaders

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13
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each infection generates

A

memory cells

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14
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as you get older, your body contains more

A

memory cells

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15
Q

more than ____ of B cells in an adult are memory cells

A

50%

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16
Q

where do viruses live inside

A

cells and escape B cells

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17
Q

body makes ??

A

T cells to destroy viruses

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18
Q

killer T cells recognize

A

MHC display

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19
Q

helper T cells send

A

the kill signals

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20
Q

memory cells give you

A

immunity

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21
Q

how to get the memory without the sickness

A

need to stimulate the manufacture of memory cells

22
Q

smallpox mortality rate

23
Q

smallpox disfugured?

24
Q

what does cowpox virus causes

A

mild disease

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vaccination was safer than
variolation
26
global eradication program began in
1996
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where does smallpox exist now
CDC and biological weapons
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vaccination scar born before
1972
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vaccination stimulates
a disease
30
body creates memory cells for the
disease
31
memory cells impart
immunity
32
pasteur attenuated anthrax bacteria by
heating
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influenza affects
5-15%
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flu vaccine uses
dead virus
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main side effect of influenza
egg allergy
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vaccines don't cause autism
true
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what do adjuvants reduce
reduce the need for booster shots
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lipid adjuvants discovered in
1970s
39
body making squalene
is safe
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vaccines cause which minor ?
swelling, redness, soreness, fever and dizziness
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vaccines from allergic reactions are
rare
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the unvaccinated keeps disease alive?
true
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reduced vaccination rates are
dangerous
44
cervical cancer kills
250,000 women each year
45
HPV is linked to
cancer
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what is virus structure
genetic material and capsid (DNA and protein)
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what makes a recombinant vaccine
living factory makes capsid peices
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benefits outweight the
risks
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evolution of vaccines?
18th century = smallpox 19th century = anthrax, rabies, typhoid, chloera, plague 20th century = polio, measles, mumps, rubella, influenza, polio, rabies, hep A and B
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vaccines are safe
protect your family