Vaccines

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What disease did Edward Jenner use to create the first vaccine?

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Cow pox

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Which of the following is not a type of vaccine?

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Bone marrow

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Which immune cells are responsible for producing antibodies?

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B-cells

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What is passive immunity?

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Passive immunity is when you are given antibodies to a disease.

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Which virus mutates every year requiring a new vaccine?

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Flu

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What is a live attenuated vaccine?

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A vaccine that contains a weakened form of the germ that causes a disease.

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What is an inactivated vaccine?

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A vaccine made from viruses or bacteria that have been killed or inactivated.

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What are subunit vaccines?

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Vaccines that include only parts of the virus or bacteria, not the whole germ.

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What is herd immunity?

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Herd immunity occurs when a large percentage of a population becomes immune to a disease, making its spread unlikely.

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What role do T-cells play in the immune response?

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T-cells help coordinate the immune response and can kill infected cells.