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| probability that infectious agent will NOT find an unvaccinated person in a highly vaccinated community |
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infectious agent under controlled conditions
attenuated bacteria
can multiply in infected host
long lived immunity |
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| what are attenuated vaccines contra-indicated in? |
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| immunocompromised patients |
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| how are attenuated vaccines obtained? |
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| repeated passage of bacteria or virus in culture. |
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| what are inactivated vaccines developed from? |
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| virulent pathogenic strains |
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| These vaccines require booster shots |
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| what are acellular vaccines? |
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| combinations of purified or semi-purified bacteria |
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| This increases the half life of the vaccine while in storage |
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| enhance, boost or heighten immune response to vaccines |
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