Core Concepts in Vaccine Study Questions and Answers.
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
Vaccine - AnswersUsing less severe forms of disease to induce Protective Immunity
Immune response - AnswersFeatures of the body's defense against pathogens
Smallpox - AnswersHighly contagious disease with severe symptoms and scarring
Variolation - AnswersAdministering smallpox virus to induce mi...
Core Concepts in Vaccine Study Questions and Answers
Vaccine - AnswersUsing less severe forms of disease to induce Protective Immunity
Immune response - AnswersFeatures of the body's defense against pathogens
Smallpox - AnswersHighly contagious disease with severe symptoms and scarring
Variolation - AnswersAdministering smallpox virus to induce milder symptoms and
immunity
Edward Jenner - AnswersDiscovered smallpox vaccination using cowpox virus
Cowpox - AnswersVirus that provides protective immunity against smallpox
Louis Pasteur - AnswersScientist who identified microorganisms and developed
vaccines
Live attenuated vaccine - AnswersWeakened form of the pathogen that induces
immunity
Inactivated vaccine - AnswersPathogen that has been killed or inactivated to induce
immunity
Recombinant subunit vaccine - AnswersVaccine made from specific parts of the
pathogen
Toxoid vaccine - AnswersVaccine made from inactivated toxins produced by the
pathogen
Viral attenuation - AnswersWeakening of a virus to reduce its virulence
HIV/AIDS - AnswersDisease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus
Malaria - AnswersMosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites
RSV - AnswersRespiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of respiratory infections in
infants
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) - AnswersAbility of microorganisms to resist the effects
of drugs
TB - AnswersTuberculosis, a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs
Zika - AnswersViral infection transmitted by mosquitoes
Dengue - AnswersMosquito-borne viral infection with flu-like symptoms
Meningitis - AnswersInflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal
cord
Worm infections - AnswersInfections caused by parasitic worms
Group A/B streptococcus - AnswersBacterial infection that can cause severe illness in
newborns
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