Vaccines

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What are the 6 main types of vaccines?

1. Killed/Inactivated
2. Live-attenuated
3. Subunit
4. Thimerosal and Vaccines (CDC)
5. Conjugate
6. Recombinant

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What is a live-attenuated vaccine?

Mutant form of live pathogen that grows poorly in human cells or is no longer pathogenic

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What is a subunit vaccine?

purified single or mixed components (proteins, polysacch)

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What is a taxoid?

(inactivated toxin): diphtheria and tetanus

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What are conjugate vaccines made out of?

Protein-polysaccharide complex

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How are recombinant vaccines made?

Gene cloned into another microorganism in vitro