A disease that can be spread from one person to another person/s is called:

A disease that can be spread from one person to another person/s is called:

A) nosocomial
B) communicable
C) autoimmune
D) idiopathic


Answer: B) communicable

An infant was just given an injection that will provide immunity to the measles, mumps, and rubella. This is an example of:

An infant was just given an injection that will provide immunity to the measles, mumps, and rubella. This is an example of:

A) allergy shots
B) blood transfusion
C) immunosuppression
D) immunization


Answer: D) immunization

Diseases that are caused by a person's own immune response attacking otherwise completely healthy tissues are known as the:

Diseases that are caused by a person's own immune response attacking otherwise completely healthy tissues are known as the:

A) autoimmune disorders
B) nosocomial infections
C) immunodeficiencies
D) allergies


Answer: A) autoimmune disorders

This is the medical term for the stopping the bleeding

This is the medical term for the stopping the bleeding

A) anemia
B) hemolysis
C) hemostasis
D) coagulation


Answer: C) hemostasis

A treatment of an infection with an administration of a substance, derived from one type microorganisms to cause the death or slowing the growth of another type of the microorganisms, is called as the:

A treatment of an infection with an administration of a substance, derived from one type microorganisms to cause the death or slowing the growth of another type of the microorganisms, is called as the:

A) antibiotic therapy
B) immunization
C) immunotherapy
D) vaccination


Answer: A) antibiotic therapy

This is a severe and sometimes life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen, which causes rapid drop in the blood pressure and difficulty breathing due to the laryngeal edema and bronchospasm.

This is a severe and sometimes life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen, which causes rapid drop in the blood pressure and difficulty breathing due to the laryngeal edema and bronchospasm.

A) hemostasis
B) prophylaxis
C) thrombosis
D) anaphylaxis


Answer: D) anaphylaxis

This type of anemia is caused by the red bone marrow's failure to produce the blood cells

This type of anemia is caused by the red bone marrow's failure to produce the blood cells

A) sickle cell anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) leukemia
D) aplastic anemia


Answer: D) aplastic anemia