How does a vaccine work | Prior reading = immune system |
View the video on the right. 1) What is a pathogen? 2) What is the purpose of a vaccine? 3) What is a vaccine? 4) Describe the role of an Antigen Presenting Cell? 5) What is the role of B-Cells in the immune response? 6) What is the role of T-Cells in the immune response? 7) i. What are antibodies? ii. How do antibodies work? iii. Why are antibodies a hallmark sign of protection against a pathogen? 8) How does the HIV respond once it has infected the body? 9) How does a memory cell come about and what is it's role? 10) What is the effect of a vaccine? |
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11) On the right is a graph showing the antibody concentration to a particular pathogen on vaccination and on infection after vaccination. a) What is the difference in the body's response? b) What effect will this have on the pathogen? |
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12) What is vaccination? | |
13) What is immunisation? | |
14) What is inoculation? | |
15) What is herd immunisation? | |
Continue with an assignment on the opposition to vaccines. |