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What are the two types of Immunity?
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Innate Immunity and Acquired Immunity
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Innate Immunity
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inborn genetic and other physiological barriers that prevent infection (physical, chemical, cellular)
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Acquired Immunity
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Resistance due to previous exposure to a natural or artificial pathogen (2 types)
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What are the 2 types of acquired immunity?
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Natural and Artificial
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Natural Acquired Immunity
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1. Active- previous infections
2. Passive- rare like breast feeding |
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Artificial Acquired Immunity
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1. Active- vaccination
2. Passive- use of antibodies, immune serum globulin |
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What are examples of acquired artificial active immunization?
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Influenze, polio, anthrax, mumps, Rabies
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What are examples of acquired artificial passive immunization?
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Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rabies, Diphtheria
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What/ When was the first vaccine?
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Smallpox in 1796
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Herd Immunity
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Immunity due to the presence of a sufficient number of other immunized individuals in the community
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What are new vaccines under development?
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AIDS, Alzheimers, Cervical Cancer
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Why is there controversy with vaccines such as SIDS, Autism, MMR etc?
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co- occurance of disease and health problems with vaccination schedules, always in developmental stages when the vaccine is given.
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