Type of immunization that has prolonged protection and may have side effects.
What is Active?
100
An example of passive immunization.
What are: antitoxin, antiserum, or maternal antibodies?
100
Titers measure this in serum.
What is amount of antibody to a specific antigen?
100
Blood typing is usually done via this type of test.
What is Precipitation Assay (agglutination)?
100
Study or living organisms of microscopic size
What is Microbiology?
200
Type of immunization that is immediate and short-lived.
What is Passive?
200
Type of vaccine that requires few inoculating doses and should be guarded when administering to pregnant females.
What is Living (Modified Live Vaccines)?
200
ELISA, Western blotting, Precipitation Assays, and IFA tests are examples of this type of test.
What are Immune-based tests?
200
Immunofluorescence (IFA) uses this type of dye.
What is Fluorescein?
200
Study of viruses
What is Virology?
300
Vaccines may not be effective when administered to certain populations of animals. List three populations.
What are: immunosuppressed, heavily infested with parasites, very stressed, malnourished, incubating disease, showing signs of an abscess at the site of inoculation?
300
Type of vaccine that is unlikely to cause disease through residual virulence and usually requires boosters.
What is Inactivated or Killed?
300
List three sources of variation in immune-based assays.
What are: obesity, diet, activity, site, time of collection, contamination, transport, storage?
300
Heartworm snap tests and FeLV/FIV snap tests are this type.
What is ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)?
300
Study of Parasites
What is Parasitology?
400
List four possible clinical signs of a vaccine reaction.
What are: fever, lethargy, soreness at the injection site, anorexia, vomiting, salivation, incoordination, urticaria, dyspnea, swelling?
400
Process of reduction of virulence.
What is Attenuation?
400
Degree to which a test can detect and consistently measure small amounts of sample.
What is Sensitivity?
400
Antibodies are detected by their ability to activate complement.
What is Complement fixation?
400
Study of bacteria
What is Bacteriology?
500
List four characteristics of an ideal vaccine.
What are: cheap, stable, mass administration possible, eradication possible?
500
List four rules to follow when preparing/administering vaccines.
What are: Not guaranteed to work, concentration important when mixing, do not mix vaccines in the same syringe, handle gently after reconstitution, deliver to the appropriate area, don't use excessive alcohol at the injection site, store properly at appropriate temperature?
500
Ability of a test to detect and measure only the desired sample and not cross-react with other substances.
What is Specificity?
500
AKA immunochromatography or lateral flow immunoassay