how are attenuated vaccines made?
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Live attenuated vaccines are produced by modifying a disease-producing (“wild”) virus or bacterium in a laboratory. The resulting vaccine organism retains the ability to replicate (grow) and produce immunity, but usually does not cause illness.
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The HPV vaccine is made using a protein that resides on the surface of the virus. The protein is grown in the lab in yeast cells. Once the protein is grown, it assembles itself to look like the HPV virus; however, importantly, it does not contain HPV genetic material, so it can't reproduce itself or cause illness.
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The flu vaccine is also available as a nasal spray. This vaccine is made from weakened (attenuated) live viruses which can cause some mild side effects (particularly in the nose) but cannot cause the flu or long-lasting cold symptoms either.
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MMR and MMRV Vaccine Composition and Dosage Both vaccines contain live, attenuated measles, mumps, and rubella virus. MMRV also contains live, attenuated varicella-zoster virus.
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How DNA Vaccines Differ from Recombinant DNA Vaccines. The immunogenic protein associated with a recombinant DNA vaccine is made in the laboratory and injected into the vaccine recipient, while the immunogenic protein associated with a DNA vaccine is generated by the cells of the host.
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A vaccine works by training the immune system to recognize and combat pathogens, either viruses or bacteria. To do this, certain molecules from the pathogen must be introduced into the body to trigger an immune response. These molecules are called antigens, and they are present on all viruses and bacteria.
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Polyclonal antibodies are produced by injecting an immunogen into an animal. After being injected with a specific antigen to elicit a primary immune response, the animal is given a secondary even tertiary immunization to produce higher titers of antibodies against the particular antigen.
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Immunisation protects against tetanus toxin. Tetanus-containing vaccines prevent disease by making antibodies that bind to the toxin, rather than the bacteria. Infants and children are recommended to receive tetanus-containing vaccine in a five-dose schedule given at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months of age, and 4 years of age.
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['Recombinant or synthetic DNA/RNA (plasmids, cloned materials, oligonucleotides, siRNA)', 'Viral vectors (e.g., lentivirus, retrovirus, adenovirus, AAV)', 'Genetically-modified organisms (animals, microorganisms, plants, insects, cells/cell lines)']
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The discovery that the various antigenic strains of PVs could be grouped into three distinct viral types and the propagation of the PV in vitro led to the development of the vaccines against poliomyelitis: the formalin-inactivated vaccine (IPV) by Jonas Salk (1953) and the live-attenuated vaccines (OPV) by Albert Sabin ...
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Vaccination increases the levels of circulating antibodies against a certain antigen. Antibodies are produced by a type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) called B cells. Each B cell can only produce antibodies against one specific epitope.
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Bacterial vaccines contain killed or attenuated bacteria that activate the immune system. Antibodies are built against that particular bacteria, and prevents bacterial infection later. Most vaccines against bacterial infections are effective at preventing disease, reactions can occur after vaccinations.
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According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center, vaccines are made of dead or weakened antigens. They can't cause an infection, but the immune system still sees them as an enemy and produces antibodies in response.
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Most flu shots and the nasal spray flu vaccine are manufactured using egg-based technology. Because of this, they contain a small amount of egg proteins, such as ovalbumin.
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Mutations can produce viruses with a reduced pathogenicity, altered host range, or altered target cell specificity but with intact antigenicity. Such viruses can sometimes be used as vaccine strains.
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The diphtheria vaccine is made by taking the diphtheria toxin and inactivating it with a chemical. The inactivated toxin is called a "toxoid." Once injected, the toxoid causes an immune response to the toxin, but, unlike the toxin, it doesn't cause disease.