Why won’t the antibody work on German Measles?
January 20th, 2007 | by BeHealthy |kaname asked:
I had this on my test about the immune system and I coudn’t answer it. I said “because the antigen of the measles is constantly changing. They are too many of them to make a specific antigen”. What was the right answer?
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I had this on my test about the immune system and I coudn’t answer it. I said “because the antigen of the measles is constantly changing. They are too many of them to make a specific antigen”. What was the right answer?
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2 Responses to “Why won’t the antibody work on German Measles?”
By Yaybob on Jan 21, 2007 | Reply
Neither. German measles is rubella, and there is a vaccine for it that works just fine commonly given with the measles and mumps vaccine called MMR. It causes antibodies to develop that are protective against infection from rubella.
From
“When did rubella vaccine become available?
Three rubella vaccines were licensed in the United States in 1969. In January 1979, the currently used rubella vaccine was licensed and the others were discontinued.
“What kind of vaccine is it?
The rubella vaccine is a live attenuated (weakened) virus. Although it is available as a single preparation, it is recommended that it be given as part of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles)
By I C U on Jan 24, 2007 | Reply
because different antigen will provoke a specific antibody response. For example…if you have german measles…you will only develop antibodies SPECIFIC to German measles The antibodies for german measles will not protect you from mumps. Or….if you develop mumps, the antibodies produce against the mumps is specific only for mumps and will not protect you from getting german measles.Get the picture?