Deck 13: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Question 1

About how many new STI cases occur each year in the United States?

A) Nearly 5 million
B) Nearly 10 million
C) Nearly 15 million
D) Nearly 20 million
E) > 20 million

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In the case of C. trachomatis STIs, the greatest transmission risk is with genital contact only.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Chlamydial STIs account for about what percent of all pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?

A) < 10%
B) 10-20%
C) 20-30%
D) 30-40%
E) > 50%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

About what proportion of chlamydial STIs remain asymptomatic in males and females?

A) About a third in males and > half in females
B) > half in males and > a third in females
C) Male and female asymptomatic cases are about the same.
D) < half in males and < a third in females
E) It depends entirely on ethnicity.

Question 5

The highest rates of chlamydial STIs occur among teenage and young adult females.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a high-risk group for chlamydial STIs?

A) African Americans
B) American Indian/Alaskan Natives
C) Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders
D) Hispanics
E) Asians

Question 7

What type of sexual intercourse carries the highest risk for gonorrhea transmission?

A) Receptive anal intercourse
B) Receptive vaginal intercourse
C) Orogenital intercourse
D) A and B
E) B and C

Question 8

Anorectal intercourse among MSMs is a significant risk factor for what?

Question 9

The highest rates for gonococcal STIs are among which group?

A) African Americans
B) American Indian/Alaskan Natives
C) Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders
D) Hispanics
E) Asians

Question 10

The transmission rate for syphilis is about what percent?

A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%
E) 60%

Question 11

The first stage of syphilis is notable for the appearance of what at the infection site(s)?

Question 12

Secondary syphilis is characterized by rashes on what part(s) of the body?

Question 13

What is a characteristic clinical sign in tertiary syphilis cases?

Question 14

An uptick in syphilis rates has occurred among what group?

Question 15

Chancroid is also referred as what?

Question 16

Chancroid remains a major public health problem in the United States today.

Question 17

HSV-1 is typically associated with characteristic lesions on the __________. HSV-2 is typically associated with characteristic lesions on the ___________.

Question 18

HSV infections move from infection site to the sensory neurons and then to:

A) the sensory ganglia.
B) the neuroplastic nodes.
C) the sensory axons.
D) the Bartholin's glands.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 19

Primary HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections tend to remain asymptomatic.

Question 20

In the case of HSV infections, give an example of a modifiable risk factor. Give an example of a nonmodifiable risk factor.

Question 21

Newborns contract HSV from their infected mothers in about 1 out of every 1,000 births.

Question 22

Among the > 120 HPV subtypes, about how many are sexually transmitted?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
E) > 50

Question 23

HPV is a primary risk factor for what?

Question 24

Which ethnic group has the highest age-adjusted HPV rates?

A) African Americans
B) Asian/Pacific Islanders
C) Hispanics
D) Asians
E) All are about the same.

Question 25

In the case of HPV prevention, condoms are especially effective.

Question 26

List the five stages of change in Prochaska's Model.

Question 27

Women face greater STI risk than men.

Question 28

The social status of women in many cultures may itself be a risk factor for STIs.

Question 29

Studies have clearly shown that circumcision reduces STI risk.

Question 30

Give an example of a marginalized population that is at significant for STIs.

Question 31

What does EPT stand for?

A) Every patient treated
B) Expedited partner therapy
C) Every partner therapy
D) Each partner treated
E) None of these is correct.

Question 32

EPT is not available in most states in the United States.

Question 33

Natural condoms made of the intestinal membranes of lambs are as effective in STI prevention as latex ones.