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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the mortality rate of rabies?
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100%
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What is meant by "sole reservoir of infection"
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only infects human (e.g., small pox)
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What is global immunization?
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safest, most effective means of controlling spread of infectious diseases
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What type of virus is polio?
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enteric
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Which of these polio vaccines was most effective and why?
Sabin Vaccine or Salk Vaccine |
Salk vaccine given as an injectable because it was an inactivated polio virus
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What is an attenuated vaccine?
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A vacine that still uses a live agent.
EXAMPLES: Measles Mumps Ruebella (MMR) and Varicella (chicken pox) |
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Was the Sabin Vaccine attenuated?
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yes.
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Should you always ask for a Multidose injection of vaccines?
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no - a single dose vial is more protective and does not require the mercury preservative thiomersal.
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What are the four types of vaccines?
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Attenuated
Inactivated Subunit Conjugate |
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What is an inactivated vaccine?
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whole agent, weaker because the virus is dead and requires boosters
EXAMPLES: POLIO VIRUS |
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What is a subunit vaccine?
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contains a piece of the cell virus, req. boosters
EXAMPLES: DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, HEP B |
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What is a conjugated vaccine?
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the joining of a potent molecule to a component of the antigen
EXAMPLES: Hib Influenze type B |
