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Vaccination
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- 1What is the function of passive immunisation?Used to provide immunity to infection before animal can mount its own immune response
- 2Give an example of a clinical application of passive immunisationTetanus anti-toxin
- 3Describe how tetanus anti-toxin is producedImmunise horse with formalin-treated tetanus anti-toxins
Collect serum
Purify immunoglobulin - 4How can tetanus anti-toxin antibodies from horses be given to other species?Enzymatic cleavage to Fab fragments only (removal of Fc fragment)
Reduces antigenicity to other species - 5What is a disadvantage of passive immunisation?Pre-formed antibody prevents recipient immune response
- 6What can be a problem with giving antibodies repeatedly for passive immunity?Potential for hypersensitivity
- 7What is active immunisation?Administration of antigen to induce an immune response and immunological memory
- 8What is the main function of vaccination?Immunological memory - secondary, rapid immune response
- 9How are vaccines normally stored?Refrigerated at a particular temperature
- 10Why is it important that a vaccine induces an appropriate immune response?Different infections require varying proportion of humoral and cell-mediated immunity
For example, viral infections require cell-mediated immunity - 11Why should a vaccine include multiple antigenic epitopes?Stimulate multiple clones of T and B cells
- 12Which antibodies are involved in cell-mediated immunity?Restricted sub-class of IgG
- 13Which antibodies are involved in humoral immunity?IgG
IgA
IgE - 14What are the 2 main cytokines produced by Th1 cells?IL-2
Interferon gamma - 15Which cytokine produced by Th1 cells inhibits Th2 cells?Interferon gamma
- 16What are the 4 main cytokines produced by Th2 cells?IL-4
IL-5
IL-9
IL-13 - 17Which cytokines produced by Th2 cells inhibit Th1 cells?IL-4
IL-13 - 18Give an example of a live virulent vaccineOrf vaccine in sheep
- 19What are live attenuated vaccines?Reduce virulence of agent through genetic modification, chemicals or growth at certain temperatures
- 20Do attenuated vaccines cause infection?Low-grade infection induced which cannot cause disease
- 21What are live heterologous vaccines?Antigenically related but adapted to another species
- 22Give an example of a live heterologous vaccineMeasles virus can be used in dogs to provide cross-immunity against distemper
- 23What are killed or non-infectious vaccines?Organism is antigenically intact but unable to replicate
- 24Give 3 methods for killing agents for use in vaccinesFormalin
Alcohol
Alkylating agents - 25Are killed vaccines more likely to induce a humoral or cell-mediated immune response and why?Th2 mediated humoral response
Lack of a cell-mediated immune response as cannot infect cells - 26Why does the immune system not respond as effectively to killed vaccines?Agent does not move around the body
- 27What is meant by risk of return to virulence?Attenuated agent could regain virulent properties by recombination with bacteria in the environment or animal
- 28Which type of vaccine requires more doses?Killed vaccines require more doses than live vaccines
- 29Which type of vaccine requires an adjuvant?Killed vaccines
- 30Which type of vaccine is more stable?Killed vaccines are more stable than live vaccines
- 31How does replication allow live vaccines to induce better immunity?Increasing antigenic challenge over days to weeks
- 32How does location allow live vaccines to induce better immunity?Immunological challenge is at a relevant anatomical site
- 33Why do live vaccines contain more antigens?Expressed as well as structural antigens
- 34Why are live vaccines more able to stimulate cell-mediated immunity?Intracellular replication
- 35What are subunit vaccines?Contain antigenic epitopes (structural proteins or specific metabolites) that induce protective immunity
- 36Give an example of a subunit vaccineLeukocell 2
Contains glycoprotein 70 extracted from feline leukaemia virus - 37Give 2 disadvantages of synthetic peptide vaccinesLow immunogenicity so require adjuvant
Monospecific immune response - 38How are synthetic peptide vaccines produced?Amino acid sequencers
- 39What are GM vaccines?Attenuate organism by modifying or deleting virulence genes
- 40Give an example of a GM vaccineRemoval of thymidine kinase gene from swine herpesvirus
- 41What are marker vaccines?Allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals
- 42What is IBR?Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
- 43How is IBR diagnosed?Antibody to glycoprotein E
- 44How has a marker vaccine been developed against IBR?Remove glycoprotein E gene from vaccine
Can differentiate between infected and vaccinated animals - 45What is meant if a cow has no anti-glycoprotein E?Seropositive due to vaccine
- 46What is meant if a cow has serum anti-glycoprotein E?Field exposure
- 47What are recombinant vaccines?Remove RNA from viruses that codes for antigenic epitope
Protein can be synthesised and harvested from E.Coli - 48Describe the process by which recombinant vaccines are producedRNA encoding viral antigen
Reverse transcriptase converts to DNA
Gene excised with restriction endonucleases
Inserted into E.Coli plasmid
Antigen harvested from E.Coli
Mixed with adjuvant for vaccine - 49Give an example of a recombinant vaccineLeucogen (Virbac)
Recombinant feline leukaemia virus p45 antigen - 50Which 2 adjuvants are used in this vaccine?Aluminium hydroxide
Quil A - 51Why is an adjuvant required for recombinant vaccines?Improve immunogenicity
- 52How can recombinant organisms be used to transfer viral genes into host organisms?Benign virus carrier
Attenuated bacterial carrier - 53Why is canarypox virus a commonly used vector?No infection in mammals
- 54For which 2 vaccines is canarypox used as a vector in Europe?Feline leukaemia virus
Cat rabies - 55For which vaccine is canarypox used as a vector in the USA?Distemper
- 56Are recombinant bacterial vaccines available yet?No
- 57What is naked DNA vaccination?Plasmid DNA used as vaccination
Transfects host cells including dendritic cells
Antigen presented in lymph node
Strong T and B cell responses induced - 58Give 3 routes of administration for naked DNAIntramuscular
Mucosal
Intradermal with carrier such as gold particles - 59Which barrier to vaccination may be overcome by naked DNA vaccination?Maternally derived antibody
- 60Give an example of a naked DNA vaccination used experimentallyRabies glycoprotein gene given to dogs in bacterial plasmid
- 61What is the advantage of naked DNA vaccination in terms of immunogenicity?No adjuvant required
- 62What is the advantage of naked DNA vaccination in terms of dosing?Fewer doses required
- 63What is meant by vaccine delivery via high pressure injection?High pressure transdermal system
- 64Which 2 cells are accessed by high pressure injection?Epidermal Langerhans cells
Dermal dendritic cells - 65In which species is aerosilisation commonly used to administer vaccines?Poultry
- 66What is a method of vaccine delivery specific to poultry?In ovo
- 67How are vaccines delivered in fish?Immersion (water)
- 68How can vaccines be used in cancer therapy?Enhance immune response to some cancers which can increase survival time
- 69What is the difference between core and non-core vaccines?Core = all animals should receive
Non-core = not every animal needs them - 70What percentage of animals need to be vaccinated for herd immunity?70%
- 71How are young animals vaccinated and why?Series of priming vaccines due to maternally derived antibody
12 month booster - 72What is DoI?Duration of immunity
- 73Which animals should vaccines NOT be given to unless specifically indicated?Pregnant animals
Sick or immunosuppressed animals - 74Why should vaccines not be given in pregnant animals?Live attenuated vaccines can damage the foetus
- 75Give an example of a disease for which vaccination records are a legal requirementRabies
- 76Where can adverse reactions to vaccines be reported?Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- 77Why can the same dose of vaccine be given to differently sized dogs?Same minimum antigenic dose required regardless of size
- 78Give an example of a breed that does not always mount an effective immune response to vaccinationRottweilers
- 79Why is it important to read the 'claim' for which a vaccine is licensed?Claim details expected efficacy of vaccine e.g. no infection versus less severe disease if infected
- 80What are the 3 most common vaccine-associated adverse effects?Transient post-vaccinal illness
Transient post-vaccinal immunosuppression
Local injection site reactions - 81What is a FISS?Feline Injection Site Sarcoma
Malignant tumour caused by injectable products - 82Give 4 hypersensitivity reactions that can occur due to vaccinationAngioedema
Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia
Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia
Vasculitis caused by immune complexes
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- Animal Disease 1 (Immunology) Karteikarten am Vaccination, erstellt von Florence Edwards am 06/03/2017.
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