Exam 14: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Choose one of the bacterial STIs discussed in your text,and describe the symptoms and special problems associated with the infection.List the ways in which the infection may be detected,diagnosed,and treated.

Which of the following STIs is caused by a virus?

Describe the process of HIV infection and how it affects the body.What treatments are available,and how do they affect the course of the infection?

Which is the best definition of gonorrhea?

For which disease is jaundice a symptom?

Oil-based lubricants can make condoms break.

Some viral STIs are not curable with current therapies.

In the United States,which sexually transmitted infection (STI)represents the highest number of new cases?

Which statement about gonorrhea is true?

How can antiviral drugs reduce the effects of HIV?

Women with STIs face more social and biological ramifications than men with STIs.

Where can the HIV virus survive?

New drugs,such as reverse transcriptase inhibitors,protease inhibitors and entry inhibitors,are able to cure AIDS.

Why does needle sharing among drug users often lead to HIV transmission?

Destruction of the immune system is signaled by elevated levels of CD4 T cells in the blood.

Preventive measures for hepatitis B are similar to those for HIV.

The use of lubricants containing nonoxynol-9 can help further reduce the risk of HIV transmission when condoms are used.

Genital warts can be transmitted when no symptoms are present.

Most cases of HIV infection have occurred in developing countries.

Which is the most commonly used test to screen for HIV infection?