Deck 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Question 1

__________ is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer.

A) Herpes
B) Human papillomavirus
C) Syphilis
D) Gonorrhea

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Having one STI increases a person's risk for acquiring another one.
B) Sexually transmitted infections were largely unknown until roughly 200 years ago.
C) Doctors are required to report all cases of sexually transmitted infections to the federal government.
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

STIs are most prevalent among women __________ years of age.

A) 15 to 24
B) 20 to 29
C) 25 to 34
D) 30 to 39

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

A) STIs are a major cause of infertility in women.
B) Regions where homosexuality is openly discouraged tend to have lower rates of STIs.
C) Syphilis and hepatitis B are the most common STIs in the United States.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Hundreds of years ago, many physicians knew that nuns were less likely than other groups of women to get genital warts. Which STI causes these symptoms?

A) HIV/AIDS
B) HPV
C) Syphilis
D) Gonorrhea

Question 6

Which of the following STIs can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?

A) Syphilis
B) HIV
C) Chlamydia
D) Trichomoniasis

Question 7

Which of the following STIs has become more difficult to treat because of the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains?

A) HIV
B) Scabies
C) Gonorrhea
D) Syphilis

Question 8

The leading cause of preventable infertility is __________.

A) HPV
B) chlamydia
C) trichomoniasis
D) hepatitis B

Question 9

__________ is a curable STI that, if untreated, can spread to the whole body and cause serious injury or death.

A) Syphilis
B) HPV
C) Herpes
D) Scabies

Question 10

STIs that can be spread from mother to child at birth or during pregnancy include which of the following?

A) Syphilis
B) HIV
C) Hepatitis B
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Stephanie has a vaginal discharge that looks like cottage cheese. Her vulva also itches and is red and swollen. Based on these signs and symptoms, she is most likely has a __________ infection.

A) herpes
B) yeast
C) gonorrheal
D) syphilis

Question 12

Which of the following best describes bacterial vaginosis?

A) Bacterial overgrowth in the vagina that can be caused by a variety of organisms
B) An infection of the upper genital tract in women, often caused by gonorrhea or chlamydia
C) An infection of the vagina that usually causes painful, recurring outbreaks
D) An STI that causes a single painless sore, called a chancre, in the vaginal area

Question 13

All of the following infections can be spread non-sexually, except:

A) HIV.
B) trichomoniasis.
C) Hepatitis B.
D) chlamydia.

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning HPV is not true?

A) Left untreated, most women with HPV will develop cervical cancer.
B) Some strains of HPV are associated only with genital warts, others only with cervical dysplasia.
C) Treatment of HPV focuses on removing symptoms, not eradicating the virus.
D) HPV is biologically sexist in the way it affects men and women.

Question 15

Cervical cancer is:

A) very common among women, but rarely deadly.
B) very common among women and often deadly.
C) infrequent in women and rarely deadly.
D) rare, but often deadly for women.

Question 16

Which of the following limits the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine?

A) Parents are often hesitant to vaccinate their children before they become sexually active.
B) The vaccines are expensive, so the cost of widespread vaccination is high.
C) The vaccines do not protect against all strains of HPV.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The current HPV vaccine prevents infection from which of the following?

A) The two most common strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer
B) Two most common strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer and the two most common strains that cause genital warts
C) The seven most common strains that cause cervical cancer and other cancers and two strains that cause genital warts
D) All known strains of HPV

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Modern antiviral medications can cure genital herpes.
B) Herpes outbreaks usually diminish in intensity over time.
C) Herpes is spread through contact with infected blood, sexual fluids, or breast milk.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 19

The severity of herpes symptoms often vary dramatically:

A) among African-American, Hispanic, and white women.
B) depending on the age at which the virus is acquired.
C) depending on the amount of virus a person is exposed to.
D) for an individual as time goes by.

Question 20

Hepatitis __________ is the only type of hepatitis transmitted primarily through sexual contact.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) E

Question 21

Vaccines are currently available for which STIs?

A) Herpes and HIV
B) HPV and hepatitis B
C) Gonorrhea and chlamydia
D) HIV and HPV

Question 22

Which of the following statements concerning HIV is true?

A) Symptoms of HIV conform to a consistent, distinct pattern from person to person.
B) HIV is a relatively durable virus and can survive for hours outside the human body.
C) Unbroken human skin is an effective barrier against HIV infection.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 23

Which of the following groups is at the highest risk for both HIV infection and AIDS-related death?

A) Latina women
B) Lesbians
C) Female healthcare providers
D) African-American women

Question 24

Assuming an equal number of risks, women are more likely than men to receive HIV from:

A) homosexual contact.
B) heterosexual contact.
C) sharing needles to inject drugs.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 25

Over the past 15-20 years, annual deaths from HIV have

A) fallen by about 50%.
B) fallen by about 20%.
C) stagnated.
D) risen by about 30%.

Question 26

Which of the following will reliably detect a recent STI infection?

A) A routine gynecological examination
B) A Pap smear
C) A thorough self-examination
D) None of these is correct.

Question 27

Compared to having unprotected heterosexual vaginal intercourse, receiving oral sex is:

A) more likely to transmit HIV, but less likely to spread other STIs.
B) very unlikely to transmit HIV or any other STI.
C) a low risk for transmitting HIV, but still a potential risk for other STIs.
D) equally likely to transmit HIV as well as other STIs.

Question 28

Today, medical therapy for HIV is most likely to consist of:

A) high doses of healthy T-cells.
B) antibody injections.
C) HAART therapy.
D) AZT.

Question 29

Used properly, latex condoms are __________ against HIV infection.

A) ineffective
B) slightly, but not significantly, effective
C) almost always effective
D) always effective

Question 30

Which of the following STIs can be cured with antibiotics?

A) Chlamydia
B) Syphilis
C) Gonorrhea
D) All of these are correct.

Question 31

STIs have been a part of recorded history for thousands of years.

Question 32

Any sexually transmitted infection, without medical attention, increases a woman's risk of death or serious disability.

Question 33

By age 30, roughly one out of every seven women is believed to have contracted an STI.

Question 34

From a population perspective, ectoparasitic infections like crabs and scabies are considered less important than viral or bacterial STIs.

Question 35

While men can become infected with either gonorrhea or chlamydia, they cannot contract PID.

Question 36

Syphilis rates dropped dramatically in the latter half of the 20th century, but have risen in many populations in the 21st century.

Question 37

Gonorrhea and chlamydia are the two most common causes of PID.

Question 38

Pap screenings catch most cases of cervical dysplasia, but they require regular screenings and often produce false-positive results.

Question 39

Asymptomatic viral shedding refers to a unique period during the first 2 to 3 weeks during herpes infection.

Question 40

HIV is a fragile virus that does not survive after prolonged exposure to the outside air.

Question 41

About 50% of people living with HIV are from the developing world.

Question 42

In the United States, white women comprise the majority of female AIDS cases reported to date.

Question 43

Herpes is most likely to be spread when symptoms are present.

Question 44

A woman's previous drug reactions and current medical prescriptions will influence her best treatment regimen for some STIs.

Question 45

What is the difference between "high-risk" and "low-risk" HPV? How serious is HPV for the average woman who is infected?

Question 46

Name three tools that can help find and prevent cervical cancer, along with one advantage and disadvantage of each.

Question 47

Is using a latex condom for vaginal intercourse more likely to prevent the spread of HIV or genital herpes? Why?

Question 48

Name two ways that AIDS and genital herpes are alike. How do they differ in course of infection?

Question 49

You are a clinician who has diagnosed an otherwise healthy heterosexual male patient with trichomoniasis. Would you recommend treatment even through trichomoniasis is unlikely to cause symptoms or to cause long-term damage to the male body?

Question 50

What are some ways to reduce the risk of transmission of STIs? What are two potential weaknesses of mutual monogamy as a prevention strategy?

Question 51

What is HAART used for? Briefly describe how it works.

Question 52

What are the main risks for women associated with untreated infections of gonorrhea or chlamydia? Why is diagnosing chlamydia often especially difficult?

Question 53

Imagine that a friend comes to you after having an unprotected sexual encounter last night. What are three locations the person could go to get tested for STIs? What potential problems would your friend encounter if she wanted to get tested for HIV tomorrow? How could your friend overcome that issue?

Question 54

Imagine that another friend comes to you saying that she was just diagnosed with genital herpes. She is emotionally shattered-in addition to her shock at the diagnosis, she feels that her partner of the past two years, whom she had been seeing exclusively, must have cheated on her. In this case, you know both your friend and her partner very well, and you do not think either person had sexual contact with anyone else during the relationship. What are two possibilities other than infidelity that explain the diagnosis?