Chapter 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Related Diseases - Fill in the Blanks

Question 1

Trichomoniasis, public lice, and scabies are all caused by ____.

Answer 1

parasites

Question 2

Inflammation of the vagina is referred to as ____.

Answer 2

vaginitis

Question 3

In women, untreated gonorrhea or chlamiydia can lead to ____.

Answer 3

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Question 4

Trichomoniasis, moniliasis, and bacterial vaginosis are all ____.

Answer 4

types of vaginitis

Question 5

The sexually transmitted infection that impairs the immune system is called ____.

Answer 5

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection

Question 6

Trichomoniasis, moniliasis, and bacterial vaginosis are all ____.

Answer 6

types of vaginitis

Question 7

A viral liver infection that can be sexually transmitted is ____.

Answer 7

hepatitis

Question 8

Two serious possible consequences of PID are ____ and ____.

Answer 8

1. ectopic pregnancy

2. infertility

Question 9

Three sexually transmitted infections that can be passed from an infected pregnant female to the fetus are ____, ____, and ____.

Answer 9

1. syphilis
2. HIV
3. hepatitis

Question 10

____ is the most common thing that brings on recurrent herpes attacks.

Answer 10

Stress

Question 11

The bacteria that cause gonorrhea and chlamydia live on ____.

Answer 11

mucous membranes.

Question 12

Any inflammation of the urethra not caused by the gonococcus is called ____.

Answer 12

nongonococcal (or nonspecific) urethritis

Question 13

Antibiotics commonly lead to ____ infections

Answer 13

yeast (moniliasis)

Question 14

____ live in the large intestines and can be transmitted during sex, but are generally acquired by children through nonsexual means.

Answer 14

pinworms

Question 15

Many people diagnosed with gonorrhea are also found to have ____.

Answer 15

chlamydia

Question 16

HIV attacks immune system cells are called ____.

Answer 16

CDF+ cells

Question 17

People with HIV are most contagious (when) ____.

Answer 17

during first 60 days (and late in the infection - AIDS)

Question 18

The most common AIDS test tests for ____.

Answer 18

HIV antibodies

Question 19

Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis–for which of these infections do women usually not have visible symptoms in the initial stage? ____.

Answer 19

1. gonorrhea,
2. chlamydia
3. syphilis
4. HPV
5. HIV

Question 20

For which of the infections listed in the previous question do men usually not show symptoms in the initial stage? ____.

Answer 20

HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis

Question 21

The best ways to avoid sexually transmitted infections are ____ and ____.

Answer 21

1. to always use condoms

2. to abstain from sex until you are in a long-term monogamous relationship

Question 22

The most common sexually transmitted infection/infestation in the United States is ____.

Answer 22

trichomoniasis

Question 23

The most common STI in the United States caused by a bacterium or virus is ____.

Answer 23

HPV infection