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Medical Assisting Unit 12 Test Bank
2026 | Clinical Procedure Preparation,
Infection Control & Student Exam
Readiness | A+ Guaranteed Pass
asepsis
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ a state of being free from all
pathogenic microorganisms
communicable diseases
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ are contagious and can spread
incubation
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ interval between exposure to
infection to when symptoms show
susceptible or vulnerable
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ person is receptive to catching that
disease
pathogens
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ microorganisms that cause disease
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Virulence
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ microorganism's power to produce
disease
flora
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ god microorganisms that balance the
body and destroy pathogens
living organism development requirements
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ oxygen, pH (6.0 human avg), temp
(95.6 F human avg), nutrients, water, a host
Aerobes
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ need oxygen to grow
anaerobes
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ grow best without oxygen
stages of infection cycle
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit from reservoir
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4. means of transmission
5. portal of entry to host
6. susceptible host
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: sex, needles, blood, to
children
incubation: onset of AIDS after 6 months to 10+ years of HIV
symptoms: early-appetite and weight loss, fatigue, less immunity,
swollen lymh nodes, rashes, night sweats; later-cough, fever, shortness
of breath, dyspnea, purple blotches on skin
treatment: ARVs
chickenpox
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact, droplet,
airborne
incubation: 2-3 weeks, 13-17 days
symptoms: fever, headache, malaise, pox
treatment: bed rest, anti-pruritics
common cold (URI)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact
incubation: 12-72 hrs usually 24
symptoms: sore throat, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, chills, fever
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treatment: rest, decongestant, mild analgesics, fluids
conjunctivitis
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact with fluids
from eye or upper respiratory tract
incubation: viral 24 hrs to several days, bacterial 24-72 hours
symptoms: itchy, burning, red eyes, matted lashes
treatment: antibiotics, corticosteroids, depending on cause
head lice (pediculosis)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: direct contact usually
incubation: nits hatch in a week and mature in 2
symptoms: itch, visible lice and nits
treatment: 1% lindane shampoo, comb nits from air, wash and seal
things for 2 weeks, vacuum
Haemophilus influenzae type b Hib (H-flu)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact and droplet
infection from respiratory tract
incubation: 3 days
symptoms: common cold symptoms, sleepiness, no appetite, fussiness in
children
treatment: antibiotics, fluids, antipyretics, rest, analgesics
Medical Assisting Unit 12 Test Bank
2026 | Clinical Procedure Preparation,
Infection Control & Student Exam
Readiness | A+ Guaranteed Pass
asepsis
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ a state of being free from all
pathogenic microorganisms
communicable diseases
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ are contagious and can spread
incubation
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ interval between exposure to
infection to when symptoms show
susceptible or vulnerable
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ person is receptive to catching that
disease
pathogens
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ microorganisms that cause disease
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Virulence
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ microorganism's power to produce
disease
flora
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ god microorganisms that balance the
body and destroy pathogens
living organism development requirements
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ oxygen, pH (6.0 human avg), temp
(95.6 F human avg), nutrients, water, a host
Aerobes
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ need oxygen to grow
anaerobes
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ grow best without oxygen
stages of infection cycle
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit from reservoir
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4. means of transmission
5. portal of entry to host
6. susceptible host
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: sex, needles, blood, to
children
incubation: onset of AIDS after 6 months to 10+ years of HIV
symptoms: early-appetite and weight loss, fatigue, less immunity,
swollen lymh nodes, rashes, night sweats; later-cough, fever, shortness
of breath, dyspnea, purple blotches on skin
treatment: ARVs
chickenpox
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact, droplet,
airborne
incubation: 2-3 weeks, 13-17 days
symptoms: fever, headache, malaise, pox
treatment: bed rest, anti-pruritics
common cold (URI)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact
incubation: 12-72 hrs usually 24
symptoms: sore throat, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, chills, fever
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treatment: rest, decongestant, mild analgesics, fluids
conjunctivitis
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact with fluids
from eye or upper respiratory tract
incubation: viral 24 hrs to several days, bacterial 24-72 hours
symptoms: itchy, burning, red eyes, matted lashes
treatment: antibiotics, corticosteroids, depending on cause
head lice (pediculosis)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: direct contact usually
incubation: nits hatch in a week and mature in 2
symptoms: itch, visible lice and nits
treatment: 1% lindane shampoo, comb nits from air, wash and seal
things for 2 weeks, vacuum
Haemophilus influenzae type b Hib (H-flu)
---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ transmission: contact and droplet
infection from respiratory tract
incubation: 3 days
symptoms: common cold symptoms, sleepiness, no appetite, fussiness in
children
treatment: antibiotics, fluids, antipyretics, rest, analgesics
