Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
Virulence -
correct answer ✅Ability of pathogen to invade and injure host
(ability to produce disease)
non-specific (innate) immunity -
correct answer ✅first line of defense against invasion by
pathogens
specific adaptive immunity -
correct answer ✅allows the body to make antibodies in response
to a foreign organism (antigen)
Prevention of HAI -
correct answer ✅1. Hand washing
2. Sterile procedure
3. Skin integrity
Types of Healthcare Associated Infections -
correct answer ✅Iatrogenic infection
exogenous infection
endogenous infection
,Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
Iantrogenic (HAI) -
correct answer ✅results from diagnostic procedure
Exogenous (HAI) -
correct answer ✅from microorganisms outside the body
Endogenous (HAI) -
correct answer ✅overgrowth of natural flora (opportunistic)
Who is at risk for infection? -
correct answer ✅Immunocompromised
Post operative
Indwelling device
Break in the skin
impaired circulation
chronic disease
crowded environments
older adults
poor life choices
,Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
Common HAI infection routes -
correct answer ✅1. Surgical or trauma wound
2. Urinary
3. resp. Tract
4. bloodstream
Chain of Infection -
correct answer ✅1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoirs - where does the infectious agent reside
3. Portal of exit - how does pathogen leave the body
(sneeze/cough)
4. Means of transmission - how exposed to another person
5. Portal of entry - how does pathogen enter a new host
6. Susceptible host - person at risk for developing infection
Means of transmission -
correct answer ✅1. Contact (Direct or indirect)
2. Droplet (sneeze, cough, talking), large particles
, Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
3. Airborne (cough, sneeze, exhaling), small particles suspended in
air
4. Vector (animals/insects)
Stages of Infection -
correct answer ✅1. Incubation - the time between pathogen
enters the body and first symptoms
2. Prodromal - General symptoms appear pathogen is multiplying
(nonspecific like fatigue)
3. Illness - specific symptoms of pathogen appear (ex: strep = sore
throat)
4. Convalescence - symptoms are gone, recovery lasts days to
months
Infection control -
correct answer ✅Patient safety
Separate personal care items
Handling solid and fluid waste
Wound cleaning
Patient education
Cough etiquette
Answers Latest Update 2025
Virulence -
correct answer ✅Ability of pathogen to invade and injure host
(ability to produce disease)
non-specific (innate) immunity -
correct answer ✅first line of defense against invasion by
pathogens
specific adaptive immunity -
correct answer ✅allows the body to make antibodies in response
to a foreign organism (antigen)
Prevention of HAI -
correct answer ✅1. Hand washing
2. Sterile procedure
3. Skin integrity
Types of Healthcare Associated Infections -
correct answer ✅Iatrogenic infection
exogenous infection
endogenous infection
,Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
Iantrogenic (HAI) -
correct answer ✅results from diagnostic procedure
Exogenous (HAI) -
correct answer ✅from microorganisms outside the body
Endogenous (HAI) -
correct answer ✅overgrowth of natural flora (opportunistic)
Who is at risk for infection? -
correct answer ✅Immunocompromised
Post operative
Indwelling device
Break in the skin
impaired circulation
chronic disease
crowded environments
older adults
poor life choices
,Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
Common HAI infection routes -
correct answer ✅1. Surgical or trauma wound
2. Urinary
3. resp. Tract
4. bloodstream
Chain of Infection -
correct answer ✅1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoirs - where does the infectious agent reside
3. Portal of exit - how does pathogen leave the body
(sneeze/cough)
4. Means of transmission - how exposed to another person
5. Portal of entry - how does pathogen enter a new host
6. Susceptible host - person at risk for developing infection
Means of transmission -
correct answer ✅1. Contact (Direct or indirect)
2. Droplet (sneeze, cough, talking), large particles
, Adult 1 Exam 1 UTMB Questions And
Answers Latest Update 2025
3. Airborne (cough, sneeze, exhaling), small particles suspended in
air
4. Vector (animals/insects)
Stages of Infection -
correct answer ✅1. Incubation - the time between pathogen
enters the body and first symptoms
2. Prodromal - General symptoms appear pathogen is multiplying
(nonspecific like fatigue)
3. Illness - specific symptoms of pathogen appear (ex: strep = sore
throat)
4. Convalescence - symptoms are gone, recovery lasts days to
months
Infection control -
correct answer ✅Patient safety
Separate personal care items
Handling solid and fluid waste
Wound cleaning
Patient education
Cough etiquette
