Exam 24: Vaccines in Theory and Practice

Which of the following is true concerning excipients in vaccines? I. Excipients can cause allergic reactions. II. Excipients may be purposefully added to vaccines. III. Excipients may be contaminants from the manufacturing process.

Which of the following adjuvants is/are capable of enhancing mucosal immunity? I. Squalene II. Cholera toxin III. Monophosphoryl lipid A

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an example of a(n):

Which type of vaccine involves culturing both noninfective and infective viruses together to produce a noninfective vaccine agent with the antigens of the infective virus?

Peyer's patches are located in the:

Which type of vaccine may revert to a virulent form of the organism?

What is the purpose of adding an adjuvant to a vaccine?

Which of the following is a conjugate vaccine?

Which of the following is an advantage of live, attenuated vaccination over other types of vaccination?

B cells in the germinal centers of the tonsils predominantly produce which type of antibody?

Which of the following pose little or no risk to immunocompromised individuals? I. Subunit vaccine II. Inactivated vaccine III. Live, attenuated vaccine

What is the difference between Freund's Incomplete Adjuvant (FIA) and Freund's Complete Adjuvant (FCA)?

Which of the following is an example of a virulence factor?

Why are toxoid vaccines an effective means for reducing bacterial illness?

Why do adenovirus vaccine vectors have limited utility?