Chapter 14
What is the most commonly used test to screen for HIV?
A blood test that determines if antibodies to the virus are present
What is the best definition of gonorrhea?
A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium that affects mucous membranes
Which is the only completely reliable way to avoid exposure to sexually transmitted diseases?
Abstinence
Which is the best definition for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
An infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to the pelvic cavity
Which is the most prevalent bacterial STI in the United States?
Chlamydia
Condoms are 100% effective at preventing disease
False
Destruction of the immune system is signaled by elevated levels of CD4T cells in the blood
False
HIV can live on toilet seats and eating utensils
False
In the United States which sexually transmitted infection represents the highest number of new cases annually?
HBD
Which STI is linked to cervical cancer?
HPV
Which organism causes genital warts?
HPV
What does HIV attack?
Immune system
Where can the HIV virus survive?
In the blood
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is the leading cause of which problem in young women?
Infertility
Which statement about condom use is true?
It is important to remove air bubbles from the reservoir tip
Which statement about HIV infection is true?
It's preventable
Which statement about gonorrhea is true?
Most women with gonorrhea have no symptoms
What is the most common complication of gonorrhea and chlamydia?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
What is the most effective way to prevent transmission of HIV?
Practicing sexual abstinence
HIV is least likely to be transmitted by
Sweat
All STD's can be prevented
True
HIV infection attacks the immune system making the individual susceptible to infections
True
Most people with chlamydia have no symptoms
True
Most women infected with gonorrhea do not have symptoms
True
Oil based lubricants can cause condoms to break
True
Some viral STI's are not curable with current therapies
True
The United States has one of the highest rates of STI's among industrialized nations
True
Women with STI's face more social and biological ramification problems than men with STI's
True
What is the most common method of HIV transmission
Unprotected sex
