Vaccines & immunizations

Active immunity is what?

Your body creates antibodies

Passive immunity is what?

Body is given the antibodies

Herd immunity is means what?

A vulnerable population is protected when majority of the general population gets vaccined

WHat are 3 eg of herd immunity type of communities?

Pregnant women, immunocompromised, religious groups

When do flu shot starts and how often?

after 6mo and annually

Live or attenuated vaccines means what type of vaccine?

A live version but WEAKE version of the illness

Inactivated vaccines described which type of vaccines?

A dead version

Subunit/conjugate vaccines mean what?

only a portion/part

Toxoid vaccines means what?

A toxin MADE By the dieases

Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines does what in your body to yeild what response?

creates more protein to yield a bigger immune response

Viral Vector vaccines are what?

modified version of a DIFFERENT virus

What does the HEP B vaccine prevent? As well as how is it spread? What organ does it affect

Hepatitis B, which is spread through blood/bodily fluid & the liver

What does the Rotavirus vaccine prevent? What age gorup is this given to/how?

Rotavirus and given to babies orally,

What illness does the DTAP vaccine cover? and what age is this given to?

Diphtherial, tetanus, Accelura Pertusis. given to babies

What happens if you have Diphtherial?

breathing problems and paralysis 

What happens if you have tetanus?

Lock jaw and muscle tightening

what is another term for Accelura Pertusis

Whooping cough

What age is the DTAP started to be given?

seven and up

Flu B vaccine or HIB is a 4-dose vaccine given to babies & prevents what? 

Infleunza type B; 

Pneumococcal or PVC  is a 4-dose vaccine for babies & prevents what?

bacterial infection AKA (Streptococcus pneumonia) 

MMR vaccines is a 2 dose vaccine given to babies AND toddlers & prevent 3 diseases (that’s in the name…)

measles, mumps, and rubella

What 3 signs measles cause?

rash, fever, & ear infection

what’s is one sign that someone has Mumps?

Swelling

Not getting the rubella vaccine ends in what?

Miscarriage or Birth defects

Varciella or chicken pox is a vaccine given to babies is this a live vaccine or not?

LIVE VACCINE 

is the MMR a alive vaccine or not?

a LIVE VACCINE

Polio is a vaccine that prevents what in chidlren?

paralysis of arm and leg

HPV (human pallovirus) is a vaccine and spread how? and when does this vaccine start/end

skin to skin sexual contact, and starts at 9 to 45 years

Meginococlal B vaccine prevents only what?

Men. B

How is Hepatitis A spread?

contaminated food and water 

Menginococcal A vaccine prevents ONLY what?

Men. A