QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
TheAIPAhasAbeenAnotifiedAthatA3ApatientsAwithApossibleApneumonicAplagueAhaveAbeenAadmitte
dAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartment.ATheAIPArecommendsAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstrategies?
A.AAAsurgicalAmaskAwornAwithinA3AfeetAofAtheApatient,AdoorAmayAbeAopen.
B.ANegativeApressureAisolationAroomAwithAtheAuseAofAN95Arespirators.
C.ANormalAventilation,AbutAdoorAmustAremainAclosedAandAN95ArespiratorAmaskAworn.
D.ANoAmasksAareArequired,AbutApatientAmustAbeAplacedAinAaAprivateAroomAandAcontactsAshouldA
beAtreatedAforAexposure.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AAAsurgicalAmaskAwornAwithinA3AfeetAofAtheApatient,AdoorAmayAbeAopen.
Rational:ATheApneumonicAplagueAisAtheAleastAcommonAformAofAnaturallyAoccurringAdiseaseAan
dAisAtheAmostAsevere.AMortalityAisAnearlyA100%AinAuntreatedAcasesAandAalmostA60%AinAtreatedA
cases.
SymptomologyA=Ainfluenza-likeAsymptoms
IncubationAperiodA=A1-6AdaysAwithAanAaverageAoA2-4Adays.
IsolationARequirements:ADropletAisolationA-
AcanAbeAdiscontinuedAafterA48AhoursAofAEFFECTIVEAantimicrobialAtherapy.
AAnewAEnvironmentalAServicesAemployeeAhasAbeenAaskedAtoAcleanAaAlargeAbloodAspillAonAtheAfl
oorAinAtheAOR.AHowAshouldAheAproceed?
A.AHeAshouldAmixAanAEPA-registeredAdisinfectantAwithAwaterAinAaAbucketAandAmopAupAtheAspill.
B.AHeAshouldAplaceAabsorbentAmaterialAoverAtheAspillAandApourAtheAcorrectAdilutionAofAdisinfec
tantAoverAtheAmaterialAforAtheArecommendedAcontactAtime.
, C.AHeAshouldApourAdilutedAbleachAdirectlyAonAtheAbloodAspill,AwaitA10AminutesAandAthenAmopA
upAtheAspill.
D.AHeAshouldAplaceAabsorbentAmaterialAoverAtheAspill,AdisposeAofAtheAmaterialAafterAabsorptio
n,AandAthenAmopAtheAfloorAwithAanAEPA-registeredAdisinfectant.A-
AcorrectAanswersB.AHeAshouldAplaceAabsorbentAmaterialAoverAtheAspillAandApourAtheAcorrectAdil
utionAofAdisinfectantAoverAtheAmaterialAforAtheArecommendedAcontactAtime.
Rationale:ACleaningAofAaAlargeAbloodAspillAmayAbeAaAriskAforAacquisitionAofAbloodborneApathoge
ns,AsoAimmediateAinactivationAofAanyApathogensAbeforeAcleaningAisAimportantAtoAreduceAthisAri
sk.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisATRUEAregardingAanAasymptomaticAemployeeAwithAaAnew
lyApositiveAtuberculinAskinAtestA(TST)AofA10AmmAindurationAinAaAmediumAtoAhighAriskAsetting?
1.ATheAemployeeAhasAlatentAtuberculosisAinfectionA(LTBI).
2.ATheAemployeeAisAcapableAofAtransmittingATBAtoAothers.
3.ATheAemployeeAisAnotAinfectious.
4.ATheAemployeeAhasATBAdisease.
A.A3,A4
B.A2,A4
C.A1,A3
D.A1,A2A-AcorrectAanswersC.A1,A3A
TheAemployeeAhasAlatentAtuberculosisAinfectionA(LTBI).AandATheAemployeeAisAnotAinfectious.
Rationale:ALatentAtuberculosisAinfectionA(LTBI)AisAtheApresenceAofAM.AtuberculosisAorganismsA
withoutAsymptomsAorAradiographicAoAbacteriologicAevidenceAofATB.
Approximately,A90-
95%AofAthoseAinfectedAareAableAtoAmountAanAimmuneAresponseAthatAaltsAtheAprogressionAfrom
ALTBIAtoATB.APersonsAwithALTBIAareAasymptomaticAandAareAnotAinfectious.