History of Vaccination - Edward Jenner and Smallpox

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What was the impact of Wakefield's paper on parents?

Parents didn't change their vaccination behavior

Parents became more supportive of vaccination

Parents started vaccinating their kids more regularly

Many parents chose not to vaccinate their kids based on the paper (correct)

Why did some activists fight against vaccination according to the text?

To get attention from the public

To prevent infectious diseases

To support the government's initiatives

To avoid uncomfortable implications of vaccination (correct)

What is implicatory denial related to according to the text?

Promoting pseudo-treatments for diseases

Supporting public health initiatives

Choosing to deny reality to avoid uncomfortable implications (correct)

Encouraging vaccination for infectious diseases

What is an implication of government-mandated vaccination according to the text?

Less freedom for individuals (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of being able to prevent infectious diseases through vaccination?

Not needing pseudo-treatments to increase natural immunity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is implicatory acceptance of vaccination according to the text?

Accepting the scientific facts and implications of vaccination (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Michele Bachman claim about the HPV vaccine?

It made her daughter mentally retarded (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did some parents decide not to do based on Wakefield's paper?

Vaccinate their kids (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are some motivations of the activists fighting against vaccination according to the text?

Getting attention and implicatory denial (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is implicatory denial related to in the context of vaccination?

Choosing to deny reality as a way to avoid uncomfortable implications (A) Signup and view all the answers

What implication is associated with government-mandated vaccination according to the text?

Less freedom for individuals (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did some parents decide not to do based on Wakefield's paper?

Vaccinate their kids (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that allows the attenuated poliovirus to mutate into the wild type virus?

Acquiring two specific mutations (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is the attenuated poliovirus able to infect non-vaccinated people?

It does not lose fitness (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINES according to the text?

Safe for everybody (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential risk associated with MMR vaccines mentioned in the text?

Potential loss of fertility in kids due to mumps (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of varicella zoster virus (chicken pox) moving to neuronal tissues and staying there for the rest of a person's life?

Reactivation leading to shingles in adults (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why is influenza vaccine since 2003 considered suitable for healthy and young individuals?

Mimics the transmission of the wild type virus (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a child who has been vaccinated against chicken pox is exposed to an individual with chicken pox?

They are likely still to have a chance to have a virus from chicken pox (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why are live attenuated vaccines not recommended for immunocompromised individuals according to the text?

They can pose a risk of infection due to live viruses in the vaccine (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of varicella zoster virus (chicken pox) staying in neuronal tissues for the rest of a person's life?

It can lead to reactivation and cause shingles in adults (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of influenza vaccine since 2003 as mentioned in the text?

It prevents viral transmission from vaccinated individuals to others (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is live attenuated influenza vaccine since 2003 suitable for healthy and young individuals?

It mimics the transmission of the wild type virus effectively (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a person who had chicken pox as a child gets exposed to an individual with chicken pox later in life?

They will develop shingles (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which virus did Edward Jenner use to create the first safe smallpox vaccine?

Cowpox virus (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of creating a virus strain that is less virulent for humans?

Serial infection (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of immunity occurs when the vaccination of a portion of the population provides protection to unprotected individuals?

Herd immunity (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which vaccine is an example of a live attenuated vaccine that is sensitive to maternal antibodies if given to babies before 12 months of age?

Chickenpox vaccine (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process through which a pathogenic virus changes its ability to grow efficiently in human cells when grown in animal cells?

Viral attenuation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of virus is an organism with an ability to replicate in the host cell?

Live virus (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why are live attenuated vaccines stored at -20 degrees?

To keep their variably to keep their cells (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with live attenuated vaccines if given to babies before 12 months of age?

Risk for back mutations (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for type of immunity that develops after exposure to a disease or receiving a vaccine?

Acquired immunity (C) Signup and view all the answers

What makes attenuated vaccines prone to mutating backwards and becoming wild types?

Reversion to natural state in the host (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process through which a virus becomes less virulent after serial infection in a specific host?

Attenuation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of vaccine was developed against rabies virus by Louis Pasteur in 1885?

Attenuated vaccine (D) Signup and view all the answers

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What was the impact of Wakefield's paper on parents?

Why did some activists fight against vaccination according to the text?

What is implicatory denial related to according to the text?

What is an implication of government-mandated vaccination according to the text?

What is the implication of being able to prevent infectious diseases through vaccination?

What is implicatory acceptance of vaccination according to the text?

What did Michele Bachman claim about the HPV vaccine?

What did some parents decide not to do based on Wakefield's paper?

What are some motivations of the activists fighting against vaccination according to the text?

What is implicatory denial related to in the context of vaccination?

What implication is associated with government-mandated vaccination according to the text?

What did some parents decide not to do based on Wakefield's paper?

What is the main factor that allows the attenuated poliovirus to mutate into the wild type virus?

Why is the attenuated poliovirus able to infect non-vaccinated people?

What is a characteristic of LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINES according to the text?

What is a potential risk associated with MMR vaccines mentioned in the text?

What is a consequence of varicella zoster virus (chicken pox) moving to neuronal tissues and staying there for the rest of a person's life?

Why is influenza vaccine since 2003 considered suitable for healthy and young individuals?

What happens if a child who has been vaccinated against chicken pox is exposed to an individual with chicken pox?

Why are live attenuated vaccines not recommended for immunocompromised individuals according to the text?

What is the significance of varicella zoster virus (chicken pox) staying in neuronal tissues for the rest of a person's life?

What is a characteristic of influenza vaccine since 2003 as mentioned in the text?

Why is live attenuated influenza vaccine since 2003 suitable for healthy and young individuals?

What happens if a person who had chicken pox as a child gets exposed to an individual with chicken pox later in life?

Which virus did Edward Jenner use to create the first safe smallpox vaccine?

What is the process of creating a virus strain that is less virulent for humans?

What type of immunity occurs when the vaccination of a portion of the population provides protection to unprotected individuals?

Which vaccine is an example of a live attenuated vaccine that is sensitive to maternal antibodies if given to babies before 12 months of age?

What is the process through which a pathogenic virus changes its ability to grow efficiently in human cells when grown in animal cells?

What type of virus is an organism with an ability to replicate in the host cell?

Why are live attenuated vaccines stored at -20 degrees?

What is the risk associated with live attenuated vaccines if given to babies before 12 months of age?

What is the term for type of immunity that develops after exposure to a disease or receiving a vaccine?

What makes attenuated vaccines prone to mutating backwards and becoming wild types?

What is the process through which a virus becomes less virulent after serial infection in a specific host?

What type of vaccine was developed against rabies virus by Louis Pasteur in 1885?

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