Deck 20: Vaccines and Immunoglobulins

Question 1

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies immunizing agents and allergenic extracts as:

A) antibodies
B) lymphocytics
C) pathogenics
D) biologics

Answer 1

biologics

Question 2

The most common adverse effect associated with vaccinations is:

A) high fever
B) severe headache
C) localized inflammation
D) asthma

Answer 2

localized inflammation

Question 3

Which of the following is a live attenuated vaccine?

A) pertussis
B) pneumococcal conjugate
C) hepatitis B
D) BCG

Answer 3

BCG

Question 4

Special proteins that are made by lymphocytes that fight invaders are known as:

A) glycoproteins
B) amino acids
C) antigens
D) antibodies

Question 5

Lymphocytes respond to the presence of cancer cells, foreign proteins, and invading:

A) lymphocytes
B) antibodies
C) pathogens
D) antigens

Question 6

Which of the following vaccines can be administered at birth?

A) hepatitis B
B) diphtheria
C) influenza
D) varicella

Question 7

The ability to resist infection and disease through the activation of specific defenses is known as:

A) immune response
B) immunity
C) hypersensitivity
D) tolerance

Question 8

Varivax is very effective against:

A) polio
B) chickenpox
C) measles
D) mumps

Question 9

T cells, which compromise about 80% of circulating lymphocytes, are the primary cells that provide:

A) antigens
B) plasma cells
C) cell-mediated immunity
D) antibodies

Question 10

How many doses of H1N1 vaccine must be administered to children younger than the age of 10 years?

A) two
B) three
C) five
D) none; it is contraindicated

Question 11

The only routine immunizations recommended for all normal adults between the age of ________ are booster doses of adult diphtheria and tetanus every 10 years.

A) 18 and 30 years
B) 20 and 45 years
C) 18 and 65 years
D) 20 and 85 years

Question 12

Humoral immunity, which is based on the antigen-antibody response, is brought about by which type of cell?

A) Macrophages
B) B cells
C) T cells
D) Natural killer cells

Question 13

A form of acquired immunity that develops in an individual in response to an immunogen (antigen) is known as:

A) fetal immunity
B) vaccine immunity
C) passive immunity
D) active immunity

Question 14

Active immunization is also known as:

A) passive immunity
B) vaccination
C) active immunity
D) immunoglobulin activity

Question 15

The transfer of immunoglobulins or antibodies from an immune individual to another is involved in which type of immunity?

A) Active
B) Passive
C) Natural
D) All of the above

Question 16

A preparation of microorganisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease is known as a(n):

A) vaccination
B) immunogen
C) prophylactic
D) vaccine

Question 17

Besides tuberculosis, the BCG vaccine is also used to treat:

A) bladder cancer
B) pancreatic cancer
C) pleurisy
D) polyarthritis

Question 18

The Zostavax vaccine is indicated for:

A) chickenpox
B) smallpox
C) shingles
D) pneumonia

Question 19

A dose given to increase the effectiveness of the original medication is known as a(n):

A) booster
B) toxoid
C) annual
D) nosocomial

Question 20

Proteins present in the blood that contain antibodies are known as:

A) aqueous solutions
B) isotypes
C) globulins
D) antigens

Question 21

Immune globulin (Ig) is given by injection into a(n):

A) mucous membrane
B) muscle
C) vein
D) artery

Question 22

The term attenuated means:

A) killed
B) vaccinated
C) processed
D) live

Question 23

Inactivated vaccines have been:

A) killed
B) slowed
C) processed
D) modified

Question 24

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that children be immunized against how many infectious diseases (as well as for hepatitis A in areas of high incidence)?

A) Five
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Ten

Question 25

One of the most important public health measures in the United States remains:

A) the eradication of varicella
B) childhood immunization
C) geriatric immunization
D) public education about vaccines

Question 26

Three important viral diseases that can potentially be eradicated by mass active immunization are measles, mumps, and:

A) rubella (German measles)
B) varicella
C) hepatitis A
D) hepatitis B

Question 27

There are three classes of lymphocytes: T cells, B cells, and:

A) foreign cells
B) antibodies
C) NK cells
D) plasma cells

Question 28

The main action of active immunizing agents is to:

A) treat disease
B) prevent disease
C) kill microorganisms
D) lessen the effects of microorganisms

Question 29

Why must intramuscular immunoglobulin (IGIM) NOT be injected intravenously?

A) Because of increased potential for drug interactions
B) Because of risk of asplenia
C) Because of the risk of infection
D) Because it can cause serious anaphylactic reactions

Question 30

Biologics have prevented more morbidity and mortality than:

A) antibiotics
B) antioxidants
C) all other drugs combined
D) anti-infectives