LQB292 Lecture 8: Vaccines and herd immunity
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7 Nov 2018
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Lqb292 principles of infection and immunity vaccines and herd immunity. Immunisation vaccination is when a vaccine is administered to you (usually by injection) Immunisation is what happens in your body after you have the vaccination. Immunity can be described as either active or passive, depending on how it is acquired: active immunity involves the production of antibodies by the body itself and the subsequent development of. Results in long term immunity due to the presence of memory cells memory cells. Passive immunity results from the acquisition of antibodies from another source and hence memory cells are not developed. Does not result in long term immunity due to the absence of memory cells. Both active and passive immunity can be induced by either natural or artificial mechanisms. Natural producing antibodies in response to exposure to a pathogenic infection (challenge and response) Artificial producing antibodies in response to the controlled exposure to an attenuated pathogen (vaccination)
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