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*Vaccination sets up memory to the viral infection
 
*Vaccination sets up memory to the viral infection
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*High levels of cytotoxic T cells and neutralising antibody are activated in 1-2 days as a secondary response (instead of 4-10 days as a primary response)
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*High levels of [[T cell differentiation - WikiBlood#Cytotoxic T-Cells|cytotoxic T cells]] and neutralising [[Immunoglobulins - WikiBlood|antibody]] are activated in 1-2 days as a [[B cell differentiation - WikiBlood#Secondary T Cell Dependent Response|secondary response]] (instead of 4-10 days as a [[B cell differentiation - WikiBlood#T-Cell Dependent Response|primary response]])
    
*The infection is therefore prevented from taking hold causing lesions to develop
 
*The infection is therefore prevented from taking hold causing lesions to develop
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*Neutralising antibody blocks the attachment of virus to host cells receptors
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*Neutralising [[Immunoglobulins - WikiBlood|antibody]] blocks the attachment of virus to host cells receptors
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*'''Endogenous vaccines''' are where the antigen are made as new proteins by the cell, bacterium or virus  
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*'''Endogenous vaccines''' are where the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Antigen Recognition|antigen]] are made as new proteins by the cell, bacterium or virus  
**Involves MHC class I processing
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**Involves [[MHC - WikiBlood#MHC I|MHC class I]] processing
 
**E.g. live virus, recombinant virus and DNA vaccines
 
**E.g. live virus, recombinant virus and DNA vaccines
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*'''Exogenous vaccines''' are when the antigen is processed from the outside by endocytosis without any new proteins being made by the host cell  
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*'''Exogenous vaccines''' are when the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Antigen Recognition|antigen]] is processed from the outside by endocytosis without any new proteins being made by the host cell  
**involves MHC class II processing
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**involves [[MHC - WikiBlood#MHC II|MHC class II]] processing
 
**E.g. Inactivated and subunit vaccines
 
**E.g. Inactivated and subunit vaccines
  
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