Vaccination against Viruses
Ideally, antiviral drugs are administered into a persons’ body in the form of vaccine especially during the childhood years. However, some vaccine can administer to adults if it’s needed.
Vaccines are inactivated or dead microorganisms/organisms or purified products derived from them.
There are several types of vaccines for different strategies used to reduce risk of illness and retaining its ability to induce a beneficial response to immune system.
Vaccines may be monovalent or multivalent
Monovalent vaccine - immunization against a single antigen or single microorganism
multivalent vaccine - immunization against two or more microorganisms
Type of Vaccines
Toxoids Vaccines – contains inactivated toxic compounds
Example vaccines are against:
- Tetanus
- Diphtheria
Killed Vaccines- contains killed microorganism
Example vaccines are against:
- Flu
- Polio
- Cholera
- Hepatitis A
- Bubonic plague
Subunit Vaccines – contains proteins or “whole agent”
Example vaccines are against:
- Hepatitis B
- human papillomavirus (HPV)
Conjugate Vaccine- contains polysaccharide
Example vaccines against:
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
Attenuated Vaccines - contains live attenuated virus microorganisms
Example vaccines are against:
- Measles
- Rubella
- Mumps
- Yellow fever
Experimental Vaccines – vaccines that are innovative and now in development
Example vaccines are:
- T-Cell Receptor
- DNA
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