Pharmacology: Vaccine Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• intramuscular : vaccine route which gives the vaccine into a muscle
• oral : vaccine route that can be swallowed
• adverse reaction : unwanted effect after a vaccine
• epinephrine : medication given immediately for a severe allergic reaction
• local reaction : reaction at injection site only
• outbreak : sudden rise in cases of a disease
• systemic : type of reaction that affects the whole body
• immunity : body's ability to resist infection
• vaccine : trains the body to fight disease-causing organisms
• antibodies : proteins made by the immune system that recognize and destroy.
• antigens : "teach" the body what to fight
• dose : the amount of vaccine given at one time
• subq : abbreviation for subcutaneous
• booster : extra dose given to "remind" the immune system
• contraindication : a medical reason someone should not receive a vaccine
• subcutaneous : vaccine given under the skin into fat cells
• anaphylaxis : rare and dangerous reaction after vaccination
• hesitancy : delay or refusal of vaccines despite availability
• conjugate : links a sugar molecule to a protein in infants
• breakthrough : type of infection that occurs after a person has been vaccinated.
• intradermal : vaccination route given just under the top layer of the skin
• series : group of doses given over time