Deck 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Question 1

About what percent of new STIs in the U.S.involve those in the 15-24-year-old range?

A)50%
B)60%
C)70%
D)80%
E)90%

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Out of the following alternatives,PID is most often caused by:

A)scabies.
B)pubic lice.
C)chancroid.
D)gonorrhea.
E)vulvovaginal candiasis.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A person is experiencing severe genital itching,a common symptom of:

A)pubic lice.
B)scabies.
C)gonorrhea.
D)pubic lice and scabies.
E)scabies and gonorrhea.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

If people have a "punishment concept" of STIs,then they:

A)feel shame for any STI they might contract.
B)think those who develop STIs deserve them.
C)feel inadequate about any STI they might contract.
D)all of these are true
E)none of these are true

Question 5

Congenital syphilis is:

A)contracted as a result of incest.
B)contracted by a developing embryo or fetus.
C)much more difficult to treat than noncongenital syphilis.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 6

"Crabs" is to pubic lice as "clap" is to:

A)HIV.
B)herpes.
C)gonorrhea.
D)AIDS.
E)syphilis.

Question 7

Which of the following may be treated with antibiotics?

A)herpes
B)HPV
C)HIV
D)syphilis
E)pubic lice

Question 8

Ricky tells a friend that he once thought he had an STI but the symptoms eventually went away.Which of the following STIs is Ricky most likely referring to?

A)chancroid
B)herpes
C)gonorrhea
D)chlamydia
E)pubic lice

Question 9

Gonorrhea can be contracted through:

A)oral-genital contact.
B)genital-genital contact.
C)anal-genital contact.
D)a newborn's contact with an infected vagina.
E)all of the above

Question 10

There are __________ stages in syphilis.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
E)six

Question 11

Paolo has a skin rash and intense itching.Which of these does he most likely have?

A)chlamydia
B)gonorrhea
C)pubic lice
D)herpes
E)scabies

Question 12

Antibiotics (including penicillin)would not be very useful in the treatment of:

A)syphilis.
B)chlamydia.
C)herpes.
D)gonorrhea.
E)chancroid.

Question 13

A person with an SDI has had a chancre appear to heal,but a few weeks later,the person breaks out in a hives-like rash,and has flu-like symptoms.Most likely,the STI is:

A)chancroid.
B)AIDS.
C)bacterial vaginosis.
D)syphilis.
E)scabies.

Question 14

Men with gonorrhea may experience:

A)epididymitis.
B)a higher likelihood of prostate cancer.
C)an inability to ejaculate.
D)difficulty achieving an erection.
E)all of the above

Question 15

Jaime has bloody stools and a puslike discharge from his rectum.He should be evaluated for

A)HPV
B)rectal gonorrhea
C)testicular cancer
D)scabies
E)chancroid

Question 16

Contraceptive methods which have been shown to substantially reduce STI transmission include:

A)condoms.
B)contraceptive foam containing nonoxynol-9.
C)IUDs.
D)diaphragms
E)oral contraceptives

Question 17

A man is suffering from nongonococcal urethritis (NGU); most likely,his case of NGU resulted from:

A)chlamydia.
B)herpes.
C)pubic lice.
D)syphilis.
E)AIDS.

Question 18

The most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age is

A)candidiasis.
B)bacterial vaginosis.
C)trichomoniasis.
D)chancroid.
E)lactobacillus.

Question 19

Which is true about the incidence of gonorrhea?

A)Women have a higher incidence than men.
B)Whites have higher rates than African Americans.
C)The highest rates in the United States are in New England.
D)All of the above are true.
E)None of the above are true.

Question 20

A person with an STI is being treated with Kwell^Ò ointment.Most likely,the STI is:

A)pubic lice.
B)chlamydia.
C)human papillomavirus.
D)trichomoniasis.
E)gonorrhea.

Question 21

Which of the following might someone have,but experience no symptoms?

A)herpes
B)HPV
C)chlamydia
D)gonorrhea
E)all of the above

Question 22

Someone who has just received the medicine metronidazole:

A)may be experiencing an abnormal vaginal discharge
B)should not be drinking alcohol
C)should make sure his or her partner is also taking it.
D)may be asymptomatic
E)all of the above

Question 23

While HIV has low infectivity in laboratory settings,__________ can enhance the infectivity of the virus by more than 100,000 times.

A)semen
B)breastmilk
C)vaginal secretions
D)cervical mucus
E)saliva

Question 24

Which of the following can cause genital warts?

A)HSV
B)HIV
C)HPV
D)BV
E)PID

Question 25

Who is most likely to contract PID?

A)Jason,25-year-old sexually active gay male
B)Kimberly,a 19-year-old sexually active heterosexual female
C)Marta,a 46-year-old married female
D)Chastity,a 14-year-old virgin
E)Cameron,a sexually active 24-year-old bisexual male

Question 26

In the treatment of herpes,Aciclovir and Valacyclovir:

A)shorten outbreaks and reduce viral shedding.
B)will cure it in about 40% of cases.
C)kill the bacteria associated with herpes,but generally does not cure it.
D)increase the chances of transmitting herpes to a sexual partner.
E)are not recommended.

Question 27

Which of the following can be transmitted from a mother to her child during pregnancy or birth?

A)syphilis
B)HIV
C)chlamydia
D)gonorrhea
E)all of the above

Question 28

A woman has a "high-risk" form of human papillomavirus.She should be especially concerned about developing:

A)an all-over body rash.
B)nongenital warts.
C)HPV.
D)cervical cancer.
E)hepatitis

Question 29

Herpes and HPV:

A)always produce symptoms.
B)are easily curable.
C)are not transmitted orally.
D)are difficult to transmit genitally.
E)are incurable.

Question 30

"Autoinoculation" refers to

A)one's initial infection with an STI.
B)passing an STI back and forth with a sexual partner.
C)self-infecting a new area of one's body with an existing STI.
D)self-treating an STI with a nonprescription,often herbal,remedy.
E)developing an STI from something besides sexual activity.

Question 31

More than half of those infected with the HIV virus in the United States are:

A)lesbians.
B)between 25 and 44 years of age.
C)heterosexual.
D)IV drug users.
E)women.

Question 32

One can speak of the "ABC"s--HAV,HBV,HCV--of which STI?

A)HIV
B)herpes
C)hepatitis
D)human papillomavirus
E)hematemesis

Question 33

A person is experiencing "viral shedding" but no other symptoms.This person is most likely infected with:

A)herpes,and can be contagious.
B)herpes,but is not contagious.
C)syphilis,and can be contagious.
D)syphilis,but is not contagious.
E)chlamydia,and can be contagious.

Question 34

Latoya has a yellow,foul-smelling discharge and vaginal itching.She may have:

A)a yeast infection.
B)herpes.
C)chlamydia.
D)trichomoniasis.
E)all of the above

Question 35

Currently there is a vaccine to prevent:

A)herpes
B)human papillomavirus
C)human immune deficiency virus
D)trichomoniasis
E)none of the above

Question 36

A higher risk of PID is associated with all of the following except

A)having multiple sexual partners.
B)contracting gonorrhea.
C)contracting chlamydia.
D)being unmarried.
E)starting sexual intercourse after one's teens.

Question 37

In 2007,the CDC estimated that one in __________ men had herpes.

A)three
B)four
C)five
D)six
E)ten

Question 38

Trichomoniasis is a(n):

A)intestinal infection from eating undercooked pork.
B)common symptom of gonorrhea.
C)infection caused by tiny mites burrowing under the skin.
D)contagious vaginal infection
E)incurable STI which can cause sterility in men.

Question 39

In 2007,the CDC estimated that one in __________ women had herpes.

A)three
B)four
C)five
D)ten
E)twenty

Question 40

Because most of the first identified cases of HIV were gay men and intravenous drug users,

A)people assumed that gay men also used drugs.
B)the media portrayed the disease as the "price for social deviance."
C)people became more compassionate towards the gay population.
D)scientists overlooked the high rates of infection in the lesbian community.
E)because they were sympathetic,many people became somewhat less homophobic.

Question 41

Someone who is HIV-positive might initially experience flu-like symptoms,followed by a period of time with no obvious symptoms.Only when later,more severe symptoms develop does the seriousness of the disease become apparent.This progression is similar to that of

A)HPV.
B)syphilis.
C)chancre.
D)scabies.
E)herpes.

Question 42

Female African American adolescents whose make partner was intoxicated during sex were more likely to test positive for an STI than those whose partners were not intoxicated.

Question 43

STIs cannot be transmitted through oral sex.

Question 44

The most commonly-used initial test for HIV is

A)OraQuick.
B)HAART.
C)ELISA.
D)Western Blot.
E)Rhogam.

Question 45

Chlamydia is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the U.S.today.

Question 46

Since the discovery of HIV in the United States,the percentage of gay men who engage in "high-risk" behaviors (such as unprotected anal sex)has:

A)decreased substantially and has stayed low
B)decreased substantially,then started to rise again.
C)increased substantially,then decreased.
D)increased substantially and has remained high.
E)stayed about the same.

Question 47

In one study cited in your text,college students rated potential partners infected with STIs as more appealing than partners who were overweight.

Question 48

According to your text,AIDS disproportionately affects minority communities in the U.S.because of:

A)poverty
B)limited access to health care.
C)higher rates of other STIs.
D)higher rates of drug use.
E)all of the above

Question 49

Most of those who are HIV-positive live in

A)Asia.
B)Central and South America.
C)republics of the former Soviet Union.
D)sub-Saharan Africa.
E)Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

Question 50

A rare blood vessel cancer which is an opportunistic disease found in many AIDS sufferers is

A)cryptococcosis.
B)cytomegalovirus.
C)toxoplasmosis.
D)Kaposi's sarcoma.
E)oral candidiasis.

Question 51

A 2007 study of sexually active 14-to 19-year-olds from U.S.public health clinics found that over half were infected with chlamydia.

Question 52

A person could contract crabs by sleeping in the bed of someone who is infected.

Question 53

An HIV-positive man has sexual intercourse with a young girl,in the hopes he will be cured of his infection.Most likely,this has happened in

A)Brazil.
B)Thailand.
C)Mexico.
D)South Africa.
E)Eastern Europe.

Question 54

The majority of sexually transmitted infections originated in the animal kingdom.

Question 55

The leading cause of death for women between 25 and 34 years of age in 2004 was:

A)PID.
B)HIV/AIDS.
C)complications from herpes.
D)syphilis.
E)trichomoniasis.

Question 56

Worldwide,the percentage of those who are HIV-positive,and who are receiving treatment,is

A)70%.
B)50%.
C)30%.
D)10%.
E)less than 10%.

Question 57

Scabies can be detected with the naked eye.

Question 58

HAART involves

A)taking several medications at precise times under precise conditions.
B)taking one medication at precise times under precise conditions.
C)taking one medication which changes monthly.
D)taking a combination of prescription and herbal medications once weekly.
E)taking antiviral medications in combination with hormonal treatments.

Question 59

People infected with herpes will have it for the rest of their lives,even though they may not experience any symptoms.

Question 60

Unscreened blood transfusions are the predominant source for hepatitis B infection among adults in the U.S.

Question 61

Flu-like symptoms such as fever and sore throat may appear as early symptoms of HIV infection.

Question 62

Hepatitis B is typically not transmitted sexually.

Question 63

Over half of the people in the world who are HIV-positive live in sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 64

The global total of people living with HIV/AIDS could experience a 70% increase by 2010.

Question 65

Antibiotics would not be part of the recommended treatment for herpes.