antibody injections and vaccinations

• what are antibody injections


  this is when antibodies are injected to provide rapid protect against a pathogen
• give an example of a pathogen that is treated with antibody injections


  rabies
• what is the function of antibody injections


  to provide enough time for the body to have a active response
• when are antibody injections used


  when people who do not develop a strong immune response to a vaccination or have a weakened immune system
• What is a vaccination?


  injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to produce immunity
• what are the 4 types of vaccines


  weakened version of the pathogen , antigen isolated from the pathogen , inactive toxin or a inactive or killed pathogen
• what is the first step of a vaccination


  a weakened or inactive form of the pathogen is injected into an individual
• what happens during a vaccination after a weakened or inactive pathogen is injected


  specific antigens will be detected by specific b and t lymphocytes
• what happens during a vaccination after antigens are detected by specific b and t lymphocytes


  b and t cells will undergo clonal expansion ,triggering an immune response
• what happens during a vaccination after a immune response is triggered


  individuals may show symptoms as their body will undergo a normal immune response
• what happens during a vaccination after symptoms begin to show


  memory cells will be produced
• what happens during a vaccination after memory cells have been produced


  if the same antigen is encountered again the memory cells will undergo clonal expansion