Question 1

Which is the only completely reliable way to avoid exposure to sexually transmitted diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) abstain from sexual activity 
B) have annual medical examinations 
C) engage in oral sex only 
D) take antibiotics on a regular basis 
A) abstain from sexual activity 
B) have annual medical examinations 
C) engage in oral sex only 
D) take antibiotics on a regular basis

Question 2

What does HIV attack?

Accepted Answer

A) lungs 
B) genital secretions 
C) immune system 
D) blood circulation 
A) lungs 
B) genital secretions 
C) immune system 
D) blood circulation

Question 3

Why are genital warts difficult to treat effectively?

Accepted Answer

A) They grow into large clusters. 
B) Available treatments do not eradicate the virus. 
C) The incubation period is very short. 
D) The bacterium that causes them is resistant to most antibiotics. 
A) They grow into large clusters. 
B) Available treatments do not eradicate the virus. 
C) The incubation period is very short. 
D) The bacterium that causes them is resistant to most antibiotics.

Question 4

Condoms are 100% effective at preventing disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is a common viral infection for which there is no cure?

Accepted Answer

A) HSV 1 
B) syphilis 
C) chlamydia 
D) gonorrhea 
A) HSV 1 
B) syphilis 
C) chlamydia 
D) gonorrhea

Question 6

Which one of the following is/are LEAST likely to transmit HIV?

Accepted Answer

A) blood products 
B) semen 
C) vaginal secretions 
D) sweat 
A) blood products 
B) semen 
C) vaginal secretions 
D) sweat

Question 7

What directly or indirectly causes about 8% of all new U.S.cases of HIV?

Accepted Answer

A) sharing of drug injection equipment contaminated with HIV 
B) the blood supply in licensed blood banks 
C) the blood supply in licensed plasma centers 
D) perinatal transmission 
A) sharing of drug injection equipment contaminated with HIV 
B) the blood supply in licensed blood banks 
C) the blood supply in licensed plasma centers 
D) perinatal transmission

Question 8

HIV infection attacks the immune system making a healthy individual susceptible to infections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which disease left untreated can lead to dementia,cardiovascular damage,blindness,and death?

Accepted Answer

A) primary syphilis 
B) pelvic inflammatory disease 
C) tertiary syphilis 
D) chlamydia 
A) primary syphilis 
B) pelvic inflammatory disease 
C) tertiary syphilis 
D) chlamydia

Question 10

How much time usually passes between the initial HIV infection and the onset of major disease symptoms in an untreated person?

Accepted Answer

A) hours 
B) days 
C) months 
D) years 
A) hours 
B) days 
C) months 
D) years

Question 11

What is the most common method of HIV transmission?

Accepted Answer

A) having unprotected sex 
B) sharing needles to inject drugs 
C) using acupuncture needles 
D) piercing of earlobes 
A) having unprotected sex 
B) sharing needles to inject drugs 
C) using acupuncture needles 
D) piercing of earlobes

Question 12

Which is the most prevalent bacterial STI?

Accepted Answer

A) chlamydia 
B) gonorrhea 
C) syphilis 
D) genital herpes 
A) chlamydia 
B) gonorrhea 
C) syphilis 
D) genital herpes

Question 13

When does bacterial vaginosis occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina grow at an uncontrollable rate 
B) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina move into other parts of the body 
C) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina are displaced by unhealthy species 
D) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina die and are not replaced 
A) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina grow at an uncontrollable rate 
B) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina move into other parts of the body 
C) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina are displaced by unhealthy species 
D) when healthy bacteria that normally inhabit the vagina die and are not replaced

Question 14

Which is the best definition of syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A) an infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to infect the oviducts and pelvic cavity 
B) a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum 
C) a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium that usually affects mucous membranes 
D) a common viral infection characterized by recurrent outbreaks of blister-like sores 
A) an infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to infect the oviducts and pelvic cavity 
B) a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum 
C) a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium that usually affects mucous membranes 
D) a common viral infection characterized by recurrent outbreaks of blister-like sores

Question 15

Genital herpes is incurable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which is the only completely reliable way to avoid exposure to sexually transmitted diseases?

What does HIV attack?

Why are genital warts difficult to treat effectively?

Condoms are 100% effective at preventing disease.

Which is a common viral infection for which there is no cure?

Which one of the following is/are LEAST likely to transmit HIV?

What directly or indirectly causes about 8% of all new U.S.cases of HIV?

HIV infection attacks the immune system making a healthy individual susceptible to infections.

Which disease left untreated can lead to dementia,cardiovascular damage,blindness,and death?

How much time usually passes between the initial HIV infection and the onset of major disease symptoms in an untreated person?

What is the most common method of HIV transmission?

Which is the most prevalent bacterial STI?

When does bacterial vaginosis occurs?

Which is the best definition of syphilis?

Genital herpes is incurable.

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Exam 14: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Which is the only completely reliable way to avoid exposure to sexually transmitted diseases?

What does HIV attack?

Why are genital warts difficult to treat effectively?

Condoms are 100% effective at preventing disease.

Which is a common viral infection for which there is no cure?

Which one of the following is/are LEAST likely to transmit HIV?

What directly or indirectly causes about 8% of all new U.S.cases of HIV?

HIV infection attacks the immune system making a healthy individual susceptible to infections.

Which disease left untreated can lead to dementia,cardiovascular damage,blindness,and death?

How much time usually passes between the initial HIV infection and the onset of major disease symptoms in an untreated person?

What is the most common method of HIV transmission?

Which is the most prevalent bacterial STI?

When does bacterial vaginosis occurs?

Which is the best definition of syphilis?

Genital herpes is incurable.

Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management

Principles of Physical Fitness

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Muscular Strength and Endurance

Flexibility and Low-Back Health

Body Composition

Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program

Nutrition

Weight Management

Stress

Cardiovascular Health

Cancer

Substance Use and Misuse

Environmental Health

Filters