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Which of the following may be successfully treated with antibiotics? - correct answer ✔✔chlamydia
Which of the following statements is false? - correct answer ✔✔Children born to HIV-positive mothers
may need to take antiretroviral medications for life.
How do men and women differ in their symptoms of gonorrhea? - correct answer ✔✔Men tend to
develop symptoms within a week of infection, whereas women may not experience symptoms until
complications have developed.
Which blood tests are being applied for diagnosis of HSV? - correct answer ✔✔serologic test
What can trigger herpes outbreaks? - correct answer ✔✔All of these are correct: exposure to sunlight,
fatigue, chapped lips
The term for when an already present infection causes a secondary infection within the body
is________________. - correct answer ✔✔autoinoculate
Which of given infections are typically acquired during penetrative sexual behavior? - correct answer
✔✔HSV-2
Research has shown that risk for HIV transmission from unprotected _____________ is lower than
unprotected vaginal sex. - correct answer ✔✔oral sex
Susan has pubic lice. All of the following statements are true, except: - correct answer ✔✔Taylor's
roommate Rosa should check for pubic lice, because they only have one restroom and it is possible to
contract pubic lice from a toilet seat.
,A person is experiencing "viral shedding" but no other symptoms. What is this person's most likely STI
diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔herpes and contagious
How many stages does syphilis progress through? - correct answer ✔✔three
Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is available in which region? - correct answer ✔✔Western and Central
Europe and North America
Which therapy is found to decrease the risk of viral shedding and infections? - correct answer
✔✔suppressive therapy
What is true regarding the use of topical medications to manage HSV symptoms? - correct answer
✔✔They have been shown to have little benefit.
AIDS is caused by the viral infection with HIV, a virus that is transmitted through: - correct answer ✔✔All
of these are correct: blood, vaginal fluid, body fluids
Which STI cases need to be reported by health care providers to respective local or state departments in
United States? - correct answer ✔✔All of these are correct: chlamydia, chancroid, gonorrhea
How is viral load testing used in people who are HIV positive? - correct answer ✔✔It measures the
severity of the viral infection by estimating the amount of virus in bodily fluid.
Which of the following statements is not true? - correct answer ✔✔In the United States, there is
currently no HPV test recommended for men.
____________ is caused by an infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum. - correct answer
✔✔syphilis
What happens if syphilis is left untreated? - correct answer ✔✔It could eventually be fatal
,A person with an STI had a chancre that seemed to heal. A month later the person broke out in a rash
and had flulike symptoms. What is the most likely STI diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔syphilis
A highly contagious viral infection that causes eruptions of the skin or mucous membranes is called
________. - correct answer ✔✔herpes
Someone who is HIV-positive might initially experience flulike symptoms, followed by a period of time
with no obvious symptoms. The seriousness of the disease becomes apparent only after more severe
symptoms develop. What other STI has a similar pattern of symptomology? - correct answer ✔✔syphilis
Tamara was diagnosed with HSV-1 on her lip a week ago. Now, she is experiencing pain and itching
surrounding a red, blisterlike sore on her hand where she had an open skin wound. When Tamara went
back to the doctor, what was his explanation? - correct answer ✔✔Tamara autoinoculated the open
wound on her hand with HSV-1 by touching it to her infected lip
The tingling or burning feeling that precedes the development of herpes blisters is known as the
________. - correct answer ✔✔prodromal phase
In 2015, 21,000 adults and adolescents, along with 2,100 children were newly infected with HIV in which
region? - correct answer ✔✔Middle East and Northern Africa
Who is at greater risk for acquiring HIV? - correct answer ✔✔person who has viral hepatitis
All of the following statements are true concerning bacterial vaginosis, except: - correct answer ✔✔It
can sometimes be triggered by the use of antibiotics OR It can be transmitted via sexual contact.
Who has suggested that punishment conceptualization has endured because it serves as a defense
mechanism? - correct answer ✔✔Kopelman
What does the term latency mean in relation to STIs? - correct answer ✔✔It refers to the period of time
when a person with an
STI does not test positive for it.
, What does your textbook suggest is one of the most useful things sexually active people can do to
prevent contracting STIs? - correct answer ✔✔Get yourself and your partner tested before
engaging in sexual activity.
Which racial/ethnic group experiences the highest rates of STIs in the United States? - correct answer
✔✔Black
What is something the author of your textbook suggests including in the conversation with your partner
about STIs? - correct answer ✔✔all of these: past sexual behaviors, the importance of STI testing, the
importance of honesty
N. gonorrhoeae is fragile. When would it not be destroyed? - correct answer ✔✔when exposed to
unchanging temperature
What does HIV attack in blood which is responsible for healthy immune system? - correct answer ✔✔T
lymphocytes
___________ can be transmitted during various sexual behaviors that include genital contact such as
vaginal intercourses. - correct answer ✔✔chlamydia
What is the ratio of sexually active females who are infected with an STI according to the CDC? - correct
answer ✔✔1 in 4
All of these are main modes of HIV transmission in Western and Central Africa except: - correct answer
✔✔circumcision
A small, red-brown sore that results from the syphilis infection is known as: - correct answer ✔✔chancre
Factors that have contributed to increased rates of HIV are? - correct answer ✔✔All of these are correct:
sexual violence among sex workers, young girls forced into marriage, injection drug use
If a pregnant woman is infected with HIV, a ____________ is done to reduce the risk for transmission to
infant during delivery. - correct answer ✔✔cesarean section
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