BMS 602 Vaccines Exam Latest
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Immunization - Answer the process by which a person or animals becomes protected
against a disease
- Vaccination or inoculation
Vaccination/inoculation - Answer injection of a killed or weakened infectious
microorganism or piece of infectious microorganism in order to prevent disease
(exposing an individual to produce memory B-cells)
Vaccine - Answer a product that produces immunity therefore protecting the body from
the disease
Vaccines can be administered by? - Answer Admistered through needle injections,
orally, or by aerosol
Historical perspective of immunization: 1875-1910 - Answer Dawn of the immunological
science
Historical perspective of immunization: 1910-30 - Answer early bacterial vaccines,
toxins and toxoids
Historical perspective of immunization: 1930-50 - Answer early viral vaccines; yellow
fever and influenza
Herd immunity - Answer Immunization of a population stops the spread of an infectious
agent by reducing the number of infectious hosts
Why is herd immunization important? - Answer 1. Important because some individuals
cannot be vaccinated
2. Diseases (ex. Polio and small pox) have been largely eliminated due to comprehensive
worldwide immunization programs
Passive immunization - Answer the injection of purified or antibody-containing serum to
provide rapid, temporary protection or treatment (recognizes specific pathogen or toxin
in the body)
Active immunization - Answer when an immune response is triggered because of a
challenge with an immunogen (triggers an individual immune to produce its antibodies)
What does active immunization allow? - Answer 1. Exposure to an infectious agent or its
antigens
2. Exposure to the vaccine
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