The nurse instructs an adolescent on preventing the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. Which statement indicates that teaching about the spread of the infection has been effective?

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Syphilis is a systemic disease transmitted by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. After an incubation period of 10 to 90 days, a deep ulcer called a chancre, usually painless despite its size, appears on the genitalia or in the vagina, on the mouth, lips, or rectal area from oral-genital or genital-anal contact. Voiding after sex will not prevent the transmission of syphilis. The disease can be transmitted at any time. Immunity does not develop to syphilis. Birth control pills do not protect from the transmission of syphilis.

The Nurse Instructs an Adolescent on Preventing the Sexually Transmitted