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Which live, attenuated vaccines exist?
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What is the common mechanism of these vaccines: - MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) - Influenza vaccine - Chickenpox vaccine - Smallpox vaccine - Oral polio vaccine (OPV, Sabin vaccine) - Rotavirus vaccine - Yellow fever vaccine - BCG vaccine |
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Which killed bacteria vaccines exist?
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What is the common mechanism of these vaccines: - Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV, Salk vaccine) - Influenza vaccine - Rabies vaccine - Hepatitis A vaccine |
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Which toxoid-based vaccines exist?
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What is the common mechanism of these vaccines: - Tetanus vaccine - Diphteria vaccine |
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Which subunit-based vaccines exist?
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What is the common mechanism of these vaccines: - Hepatitis B vaccine - Acellular pertussis vaccine - Haemophilus influenzae type B - Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) |
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What is a toxoid? |
What is the term used to describe an exotoxin that is inactivated, so that it's no longer toxic but still immunogenic?
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What is an adjuvant?
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What is the term for a compound that is added to a vaccine to increase it's effectiveness?
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What are the most important adjuvants for vaccines?
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What are these compounds examples of: - Aluminium compounds - Paraffin oil |
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Which types of inactivated vaccines exist?
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What type of vaccines are the following vaccine types: - Toxoid vaccine - Killed-bacteria/virus vaccine - Subunit vaccine |
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What is the definition of disinfection?
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What is the process called where we aim to inhibit growth and destroy most (but not all) microorganisms, especially pathogenic ones?
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What is the definition of sterilization?
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What is the process called where we aim to completely rid something of all microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and spores?
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At what temperature and for how long does the autoclave operate with at 1 atm (atmospheric) pressure?
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At what pressure does the autoclave operate at with 121 C and 15-20 minutes?
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At what temperature and for how long does the autoclave operate with at 2 atm (atmospheric) pressure?
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At what pressure does the autocleave operate at with 134 C and 3-10 minutes?
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How can we test the effectiveness of an autoclave?
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What can we accomplish by trying to culture spores after processing them in an autoclave?
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Which viral vaccine is prepared as a diploid cell vaccine?
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What type of vaccine is the rabies vaccine?
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What is the definition of antisepsis?
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What is the process where we destroy or inhibit microorganisms in living tissue?
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Which antiseptic is appropriate for MRSA?
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Which hard-to-kill bacteria can only be killed by the antiseptic chlorhexidine?
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Which disinfectants can not be used for sterilizing metals?
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What type of material should not be disinfected by oxidizing agents like H2O2, chloride-releasing agents and peracetic acid? |
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What are the disadvantage of iodophor antiseptics?
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Which antiseptic has the disadvantage that it's light-sensitive and people may be allergic to it?
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At what concentration does ethanol have optimal antibacterial ability?
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70%
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Which microbe can not be killed by ethanol?
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Which disinfectant can not kill spores?
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