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1
Q

What is another word for vaccination?

A

Immunisation

2
Q

Why do we get vaccinated?

A

To protect us against a certain disease.

3
Q

How are vaccines inserted into our bodies?

A

Usually injection

Sometimes drops on the tongue.

4
Q

What is in a vaccine?

A

a dead/weak/inactive pathogen

5
Q

What is a pathogen?

A

A microorganism that infects your body and causes disease

6
Q

Name 3 types of microorganism that can be pathogens

A

Virus
Bacteria
Fungi

7
Q

Explain how a vaccination protects against disease.

A
  • Dead pathogen injected into body
  • White blood cells produce antibodies
  • Antibodies kill weak pathogen
  • White blood cells remember how to kill pathogen.
  • Antibodies rapidly produced if infected by the real pathogen.
8
Q

What are the advantages of being vaccinated?

A

Protects against deadly diseases
Stops diseases spreading (epidemics)
Saves hospital cost of treating sick patients.

9
Q

What are the disadvantages of vaccination?

A

It doesn’t always work

Side effects e.g. headaches, fever etc.

10
Q

Name 3 diseases that we are vaccinated against.

A
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
TB
Polio
11
Q

What does MMR stand for?

A

Measles
Mumps
Rubella

12
Q

Who discovered vaccination?

A

Edward Jenner

13
Q

Which vaccine did Edward Jenner discover?

A

The small pox vaccine

14
Q

How do pathogens make us feel unwell?

A

They multiply rapidly

They produce toxins

15
Q

The MMR vaccine was falsely linked to a developmental disorder called…

A

autism.