Chapter 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Related Diseases - True/False

Question 1

People who have had a sexually transmitted infection in the past are immune to getting that type of STI again.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Cold sores and fever blisters are symptoms of herpes

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Homosexuality is one of the causes of AIDS

Answer 3

False

Question 4

If left untreated, gonorrhea can turn into syphilis

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Yeast infection (monilial vaginitis) can usually be prevented by using feminine hygiene products.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

A person with a cold sore on the mouth can give his or her partner genital herpes during oral-genital sex.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis are often contracted by people who use toilet seats previously used by infected individuals.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Chlamydia is more common than gonorrhea

Answer 8

True

Question 9

It is possible to contract HIV by hugging, touching, or being close to an infected person.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The large majority of women do not show any symptoms in the early stages of gonorrhea or chlamydia.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Herpes can sometimes be cured by antibiotics

Answer 11

False

Question 12

A person can have only one type of sexual transmitted infection at a time

Answer 12

False

Question 13

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is sometimes spread by mosquitoes.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Pelvic inflammatory disease can be caused by infections that were not contracted during sex.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Condoms are generally ineffective against the human immunodeficiency virus.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The eggs of public lice can survive for days on towels or sheets.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

A person who has no symptoms does not have to worry about having gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Herpes can be cured with a drug called acyclovir.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The human papilloma viruses that cause cervical cancer are the same as those that cause genital warts.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Regular douching decreases the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Recurrent herpes attacks are generally more painful, and last longer, than the first (primary) attack.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Herpes is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the United States

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Hepatitis A is most often spread by nonsexual means.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Worldwide, most cases of HIV infection (infection with the virus that causes AIDS) are contracted by sex between heterosexuals.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Generally speaking, people who get AIDS this year are those who became infected with HIV 5 to 15 years ago.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

To minimize their chance of a vaginal infection, women should wear panties made of synthetic fabrics.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

People who get HIV are extremely contagious in the first 60 days after exposure.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

HIV/AIDS can be considered cured when drug therapy reduces HIV to non detectable levels.

Answer 28

False