CH 12 Quiz Flashcards
An untreated HIV infection can advance to AIDS within ______________ years of diagnosis.
8-10
The incubation period for HPV can range from __________.
1 month to 2 years
Transmission of HIV from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding is known as:
Vertical transmission
An infant passing through the birth canal of an infected mother may contract:
gonococcal conjunctivitis.
Initial symptoms of HIV appear as:
Flu-like symptoms
_______________ is responsible for both genital warts and genital cancers.
Human Papillomavirus
_______________ is usually characterized by a skin rash that appears three to six weeks after the chancre.
Secondary syphilis
_______________ is an ascending infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to the uterus, oviducts, and pelvic cavity.
pelvic inflammatory disease
Of the white blood cells that comprise the immune system, _________ are the primary target of HIV infection.
CD4 T cells
Which of the following stages of HIV infection is known as the chronic symptom-free stage?
Latency phase
Infection with any STI means that one will have higher risk for:
Acquiring other STIs
Which of the following statements about Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is TRUE?
Once infected with herpes, a person carries the virus for life.
The primary target of HIV infection is the ________________ system of the body.
immune
Gardasil is a vaccine authorized for use in Canada to prevent __________ infection.
HPV
Which of the following is NOT a major route of HIV transmission?
Living in a household with an infected person.
