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1
Q

Type of vaccines where live microbes are weakened by growing them in animals or tissue cultures:

ie: oral polio, MMR, zoster

A

Live attenuated

2
Q

Type of vaccine where whole organisms have been killed. Stimulate immune system but don’t cause disease:

ie. polio, influenza, Hep A

A

Inactivated

3
Q

Types of vaccines where inactivated toxins are used to prevent disease:

give examples:

A

Inactivated toxins

tetanus

diptheria

4
Q

Type of vaccine where only part of the bacterium or virus is used:

give examples:

A

Subunit vaccines

typhoid
Hep B
pertussis
meningitis

5
Q

Type of vaccine linking proteins from a second organism to the outer coat of the bacteria–allows baby’s immune system to recognize the bacteria:

Ex?

A

Conjugate vaccines

H. influenzae-b

pneumococcus

6
Q

Examples of edible vaccines?

A

E. coli

rabies

strep mutans (“Plantibodies”)