Vaccination without the disease
Vaccination without the disease
A vaccine may contain dead or inactive pathogens, antigens taken from a pathogen, or a live attenuated pathogen. Dead, inactive, and antigen-only vaccine material cannot reproduce. Live attenuated pathogens can reproduce to a limited extent, but are weakened and do not normally cause the full disease.
Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE Biology 5.3.2 Response to immunisation. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the foundational topics and build up to the higher-tier material.