Vaccines pt. 1

What are modern vaccines?

• A thing to help the dog or cat

• Nothing important

• A safe version of a disease-causing organism or protein

• None of the above

What are vaccines intended for?

• They are intended to create the response necessary to establish immunity without causing disease

• They are intended to keep the dog or cat sick

• They are intended to do nothing to the cat or dog

• None of the above

What are the advantages of a killed virus vaccine? Check all that apply

• There is no chance it could once again become virulent

• The immune response it creates is relatively weak and short-lived

• A component called an adjuvant is often added to killed vaccines

• The virus cannot be shared into the environment

What is the theory of adjuvant usage?

• To get a patient sicker

• To do nothing

• To boost the immune response

• None of the above

What is a modified live vaccine?

• A Virus that has been mutated and more dangerous

• A virus that has been modified or changed from its original state

• A virus that has been changed but nothing happened

• None of the above

What is the end result of a modified live vaccine?

• It stays the same

• It becomes more dangerous

• It destroys the virus

• It reduced the ability to cause disease

What are the advantages of a modified live vaccine? Check all the apply

• It can create a mild form of the disease

• It will elicit a similar degree of immunity to the original virus

• Create an immune response that is strong and log-lived

• Should be used with caution in pregnant female and animals with the suppressed immune system