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Why may protective immunity developed naturally or through vaccination weaken over time?
Research has shown that protective immunity developed naturally or through vaccination may weaken over time.
What are biopharmaceuticals?
Biopharmaceuticals are macromolecular medicines intended for acute or long-term treatment of disease, such as proteins or DNA and RNA based medicines for therapeutic purposes produced from cultures of eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, isolated from natural sources, or made by synthetic methods.
What is the purpose of vaccines?
Vaccines are intended to activate the adaptive immune system to create 'memory' and confer long-lasting immunity specific to a pathogen.
What are humans exposed to in their day-to-day activities?
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Study Notes
Biopharmaceuticals
- Biopharmaceuticals are macromolecular medicines used to treat diseases, such as proteins or DNA and RNA based medicines for therapeutic purposes.
- They can be produced from cultures of eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, isolated from natural sources, or made by synthetic methods.
- These medicines are intended for acute or long-term treatment of diseases.
Vaccines and Immune System
- Humans encounter numerous pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and other microbes in their daily lives.
- While some infections can be easily cleared by the innate immune system, others can evade this first line of defense and require the adaptive immune system's highly specific responses.
- Vaccines activate the adaptive immune system to create 'memory' conferring long-lasting immunity specific to the pathogen.
- Research shows that protective immunity developed naturally and through vaccination may weaken over time.
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Test your knowledge of Biopharmaceuticals and their role in biomedical engineering. Explore the production, types, and applications of macromolecular medicines used in disease treatment. Perfect for students or professionals in the field of Biomedical Engineering. Take the quiz now and assess your understanding!
