weakened pathogens

varicella, measles mumps rubella, polio, smallpox, rotovirus

BCG, typhoid fever, cholera, tularemia

made from pathogens that have been killed by heat or chemicals

hep A, flu, subq polio

uses antigenic portions of a pathogen rather than using the whole pathogen

hep B, lyme disease, whooping cough

made by conjugating bacterial capsular antigents to molecules that stimulate the immune system to make antibodies against the less antigenic capsular antigens

Hib, meningococcal meningitis, pneumococcal pneumonia

toxoid is an enxotoxin that has been inactivated by heat or chemicals

diphtheria, tetanus

prepared from bacteria isolated from a localized infection. pathogens are killed then injected into the same person to induce production of more antibodies.

staphylcoccal boil