Understanding Immunity and Vaccination
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Biology
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8th Grade
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Hard
Rosemary Matthews
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does it mean to be immune to a disease?
Back
You are resistant to that disease and cannot be infected again
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the main purpose of immunisation?
Back
To provoke the body into making antibodies and a memory of antigens
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Antigen
Back
A substance in a microbial cell
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do vaccines help protect you from diseases?
Back
By provoking your body to make antibodies and remember the antigens
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following is true about the polio vaccine?
- It contains a killed virus
- It contains a weakened form of the virus
- It contains no virus at all
- It causes a real polio infection
Back
It contains a weakened form of the virus
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why are diseases like tetanus and diphtheria now very rare in Great Britain?
Back
Because children are vaccinated when they are very young
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which disease has been almost eliminated through vaccination? Options: Influenza, Smallpox, Malaria, Tuberculosis
Back
Smallpox
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