2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2026
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Comprehensive review from all 6 units: 1. Physical Health and Hygiene 2. Social
and Emotional Health 3. Healthy Eating and Physical Activity 4. Injury and
Violence Prevention and Safety 5. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 6.
Reproductive and Sexual Health All information is cited from UT High School,
NIMH, MedlinePlus, and Google sources. This information represents the entirety
of the UTHS health course.
List three types of immunity
innate, adaptive, passive
List main components of the immune system
adenoid, tonsil, thymus, spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes
Chicken Pox
Definition: contagious viral infection caused by varicella-zoster virus
Method of Spread: direct contact with infected person/airborne
transmission
Symptoms: rash, fever, fatigue, and headache
Onset of symptoms: 10-21 days after exposure
Complications: bacterial skin infection, pneumonia, encephalitis, and
reactivation of virus
,Fifth Disease
Definition: viral infection caused by parvovirus B19
Method of Spread: respiratory droplets, blood transfusion, or organ
transplants from infected person
Symptoms: low-grade fever, "slapped face" rash, rash on body
Onset of symptoms: 1-4 days after onset of rash
Complications: joint pain, anemia, complications for pregnant women
and individuals with weakened immune system
Hepatitis A
Definition: viral infection caused by hepatitis A virus
Method of Spread: personal contact with infected person, ingesting
food/water contaminated with fecal matter with virus
Symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, jaundice, and
dark urine
Onset of symptoms: 15-50 days after exposure
Complications: liver failure, acute liver inflammation, complications for
those with pre-existing liver conditions
,Hepatitis B
Definition: viral infection caused by hepatitis B virus
Method of Spread: contact with infected blood/body fluids,
childbirth
Symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, jaundice,
and joint pain
Onset of symptoms: 45-160 days after exposure
Complications: chronic liver infection, cirrhosis, liver cancer,
complications for those with weakened immune system
Hepatitis C
Definition: viral infection caused by hepatitis C virus
Method of Spread: contact with infected blood/body fluids, childbirth
Symptoms: (mostly asymptomatic), fatigue, fever, nausea, loss of
appetite, and jaundice
Onset of symptoms: 2 weeks to 6 months after exposure
Complications: chronic liver infection, cirrhosis, liver cancer,
complications for those with weakened immune system
, Impetigo
Definition: bacterial skin infection caused by
Staphylococcus/Streptococcus
Method of Spread: direct contact with sores/nasal discharge of
infected person
Symptoms: red sores, itching, pain, swollen lymph nodes
Onset of symptoms: 4-10 days after exposure
Complications: cellulitis, ecthyma, glomerulonephritis, and scarring
Infectious Mononucleosis
Definition: viral infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus
Method of Spread: close contact with saliva, blood transfusions, or
organ transplants of infected person
Symptoms: severe fatigue, fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes &
tonsils
Onset of symptoms: 4-6 weeks after exposure
Complications: enlarged spleen, liver inflammation, anemia,
complications for those with weakened immune system