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==Which type of vaccine is used for each disease?==
 
==Which type of vaccine is used for each disease?==
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*The life-cycle of the organisms needs to be understood to ascertain the best type of immune reponse for fighting the particular infection
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*The life-cycle of the organisms needs to be understood to ascertain the best type of immune response for fighting the particular infection
    
*A vaccine can be created to provide specific immunity which is best suited for fighting the specific infection
 
*A vaccine can be created to provide specific immunity which is best suited for fighting the specific infection
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===Immunity to Virus Infection===
 
===Immunity to Virus Infection===
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*The virus life cycle consists of an extracellular phase, a replicative intracellular phase and another extracellular phase spreading virual particles to other cells to begin the life cycle again
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*The virus life cycle consists of an extracellular phase, a replicative intracellular phase and another extracellular phase spreading viral particles to other cells to begin the life cycle again
    
*Immunity for the extracellular phase requires neutralising '''antibody'''
 
*Immunity for the extracellular phase requires neutralising '''antibody'''
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