Pharmacology Chapter 34: Vaccines
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1. Define Active immunity. body's immune system is
stimulated by an antigen
or when a pathogen en-
ters the body; it can be
natural or active
2. Define Passive immunity. natural or acquired, the
body receives antibodies
from another source
3. Define Community immunity. when most of the commu-
nity is immunized against
contagious diseases, al-
lowing for the protection
of those who are not im-
munized
4. What is a vaccination? injection of an antigen that
stimulates an immune re-
sponse but does typically
produce the disease
5. What is a attenuated viruse? live, weakened microor-
ganisms (called live vac-
cine)
6. What are toxoids? inactivated toxins that no
longer produce harmful
diseases but stimulate the
formation of antitoxins
which produce active im-
munity; ex: tetanus
, Pharmacology Chapter 34: Vaccines
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7. What are conjugate vaccines? newer vaccines that re-
quire a protein or toxoid
from an unrelated organ-
ism to link to the out-
er coating of the dis-
ease-causing microorgan-
ism; ex: H. influenza type B
8. What are recombinant subunit vaccines? insertion of some DNA
from a pathogen into an-
other cell or organism; ex:
HepB
9. What is a adjuvant? a substance added to a
vaccine to increase the
body's immune response
to the vaccine
10. What vaccines do not contain adjuvants? -measles
-mumps
-rubella
-chickenpox
-rotavirus
-polio
-influenza
11. What are a few examples of vaccine preventable dis- -diptheria
eases? -Haemophilus influenza
type B
-HepA & B
-HPV
-Measles
-Meningococcal disease
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1. Define Active immunity. body's immune system is
stimulated by an antigen
or when a pathogen en-
ters the body; it can be
natural or active
2. Define Passive immunity. natural or acquired, the
body receives antibodies
from another source
3. Define Community immunity. when most of the commu-
nity is immunized against
contagious diseases, al-
lowing for the protection
of those who are not im-
munized
4. What is a vaccination? injection of an antigen that
stimulates an immune re-
sponse but does typically
produce the disease
5. What is a attenuated viruse? live, weakened microor-
ganisms (called live vac-
cine)
6. What are toxoids? inactivated toxins that no
longer produce harmful
diseases but stimulate the
formation of antitoxins
which produce active im-
munity; ex: tetanus
, Pharmacology Chapter 34: Vaccines
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gn4xgn
7. What are conjugate vaccines? newer vaccines that re-
quire a protein or toxoid
from an unrelated organ-
ism to link to the out-
er coating of the dis-
ease-causing microorgan-
ism; ex: H. influenza type B
8. What are recombinant subunit vaccines? insertion of some DNA
from a pathogen into an-
other cell or organism; ex:
HepB
9. What is a adjuvant? a substance added to a
vaccine to increase the
body's immune response
to the vaccine
10. What vaccines do not contain adjuvants? -measles
-mumps
-rubella
-chickenpox
-rotavirus
-polio
-influenza
11. What are a few examples of vaccine preventable dis- -diptheria
eases? -Haemophilus influenza
type B
-HepA & B
-HPV
-Measles
-Meningococcal disease
