Health 21 chapter 11

  1. By some estimates, what % of people will develop an STI of some kind in their lifetime?

    a. 10%
    b. 75%
    c. 50%
    d. 25%
    25%
  2. In medical terms, STI refers to the presence of what?
    a. HIV
    b. An infection agent that can be passed to sexual partner
    c. Any infection agent
    d. Symptoms
    An infection that be passed on to sexual partner
  3. Young people of college age account for what % of new cases of STI
    a. 10%
    b. 50%
    c. 25%
    d. 75%
    50%
  4. Even though the human sking is a tough barrier against infection viruses and bacteria can enter when the skin is what?
    a. chapped
    b. needle-punctured
    c. cut
    d. all of the above
    all of the above
  5. STI pathogens generally like to hide and grow in all of the following except?
    a. dark places
    b. warm places
    c. moist parts of the body
    d. cool, dry locations
    cool dry locations
  6. Antibiotics can treat all of the following except?
    a. syphillis
    b. chancroid
    c. NGU
    d. crabs
    crabs
  7. women are what?
    a. more likely to see the symptoms of STI than men
    b. less likely to contact an STI then men
    c. automatically tested for STi when they visit the Dr
    d. more likely to have symptoms that are "silent"
    more like to have silent symptoms
  8. Which of the following is most risky for contracting an STI
    a. umprotected viginal sex
    b. giving blow jobs
    c. unprotected anal sex
    d. unprotected oral sex on a vagina
    oral sex on vagina
  9. in the abc's of sager sex, the "A" stands for what?
    abstain
  10. If you have an STI you should? 
    a. take oral meds untill the symptoms disappear
    b. never tell your partner
    c. take oral meds as prescribed
    take oral meds as prescribed
  11. male condoms can reduce the risk of STI by what percent?
    a. less than 10%
    b. 20%
    c. 30%
    d. 50% or more
    50% or more
  12. for safer storage, where should condoms be placed
    a. glove compartment
    b. your wallet
    c. a dry, cool place
    d. near a heat source
    dry, cool places
  13. What is the biggest risk factor for HPV infections in men?
    a. a large number of lifetime sex partners
    b. having sex with an HIV partner
    c. being circumcised
    d. having sex with other men
    have a large number of lifetime sex partners
  14. A women's risk of contracting HPV increase if she what?
    a. waits to become sexually active
    b. has multiply sex partners
    c. uses female condoms
    d. has pap smear prior to age 18
    has multiple sexual partners
  15. herpes simplex 1 is primarily transmitted by doing what?
    a. genital contact
    b. kissing an infected person
    c. contaminated hands
    d. using some's toothbrush
    kissing an infected person
  16. young people aged 15-24 account for what % of new cases of genital herpes accurring in the US
    a. 10%
    b. 20%
    c. 30%
    d. 40%
    40%
  17. The most widespread sexually transmitted bacterium in the US is what?
    a. herpes simplex
    b. Clamydia
    c. gonorrhea
    d. AIDS
    Clamydia
  18. Based on the statistics, who is most likely to have clamydia
    a. an older man
    b. an older women
    c. a man in his 20's
    d a teenage girl
    a man in his 20's
  19. Clamydia can cause a secondary infection in the man's testicles called?
    a. herpes simplex
    b. epidemytis
    c. HPV
    d. syphillis
    epidimytis
  20. infection of woman's fallopian tubes or uterus is called what?
    a. PID
    b. gonorrhea
    c. syphillis
    d. toxic shock syndrome
    PID-pelvic inflamatory disease
  21. 50% of all PID is the result of what disease?
    a. gonorrhea
    b. herpes virus
    c. HPV
    d. pubic lice
    gonorrhea bacteria
  22. which of the following is not a symptom of PID?
    a. drop in body temperature
    b. painful intercourse
    c. vaginal discharge that has a foul odor
    d. pain the upper-right abdomen
    a drop in body temperature
  23. A thick, yellow-white pus from the male penis is indicative of which STI?
    a. syphillis
    b. gonorrhea
    c. chlamydia
    d. herpes
    gonorrhea
  24. which of the following is the leading cause of sterility in women?
    a. PID
    b. toxic shock syndrome
    c. gonorrhea
    d. syphillis
    PID
  25. All of the following is true about gonorrhea except?
    a. a symptom for men is a burning sensation durig urination
    b. gonorrhea can spread through the urinary-genital track of men and women
    c. incidence of gonorrhea is actually on the decline
    d. gonorrhea is the leading cause of sterility in women
    gonorrhea can spread through the urinary-genital tract
  26. NGU is what?
    a. an inflammation of the urethra
    b. more common in women than men
    c. rarely transmitted by sexual contact
    d. no longer an issue once the symptoms disappear
    an inflammatory disease
  27. Which stage of syphillis is identified by a chancre f the male organ?
    a. primary
    b. secondary
    c. tertiary
    d. there is no chancre
    primary stage
  28. In which stage of syphillis do skin and rashes appear all over the body?
    a. primary
    b. secondary
    c. latent
    d. tertiary
    the secondary stage
  29. all of the following are stages of syphillis infection except?
    a. primary syphillis
    b. secondary syphillis
    c. latent syphillis
    d. recovery from syphillis
    recovery from syphillis
  30. how many identifiable stages of infection does syphillis have?
    a. one
    b. two
    c. three
    d. four
    four stages
  31. Chancroids
    a. are caused by a virus
    b. may spread to the lymph glands and cause tissue death
    c. have not been seen in the US
    d. can be treated with anti-fungal creams
    may spread to the lymph glands and cause tissue death
  32. The eggs that lice lay are called?
    a. nits
    b. larvae
    c. treponema
    d. candidiasis
    nits
  33. Scabies differs from pubic lice in that they?
    a. are bigger
    b. burrow under the skin
    c. eat pubic hair
    d. are only found in bedding
    burrow under the skin
  34. trichomoniasis
    a. may cause a yellow-green vaginal discharge
    b. is caused by bacteria
    c. usually produces strong symptoms in men
    d. cannot be passed from female to female
    may cause a yellow-green vaginal discharge
  35. it is estimated that every______ minutes a new person is infected with the HIV virus in the US
    a. 2-3
    b 5-7
    c. 9-10
    d. 5-20
    9-10 minutes
  36. the following are all true statements about HIV treatment except?
    a. ARTs eradicate the virus
    b. ARTs involve the use of combitions of drugs
    c. ART is the gold standard for treating HIV
    d. ART reduces the amount of HIV in the blood stream
    ARTs eradicate the virus
  37. almost one-half of all HIV patients in the US are what race?
    a. latinos
    b. blacks
    c. asian
    d. americans
    blacks
  38. which of the following is a true statement regarding the HIV virus?
    a. you can't get HIV if you have another sexual infection
    b. the HIV virus is quite ez to contract
    c. HIV can live in blood, vaginal fluid and breast milk
    d. you can tell by looking at a person whether he/she has HIV
    HIV can live in blood, vaginal fluid and breast milk
  39. Which of the following is not a true statement regarding the transmission of the HIV virus?
    a. you can't get HIV is you already have a an active STI
    b. no cases of HIV transmission has ever been reported by french kissing
    c. HIV transmission from woman to woman is uncommon
    HIV transmission from woman to woman is uncommon
  40. All of the following are common symptoms of HIV infections except?
    a. swollen lymph nodes
    b. fever, chills and night sweats
    c. dementia
    d. blotchy skin sores
    blotchy skin sores
  41. all of the following statements are true except?
    a. it can be anonymous
    b. home testing in not advised
    c. HIV test measure antibodies
    d. a negative result may not be accurate
    home testing is not advised
  42. the only FDA-approved HIV test for personal use is called?
    a. ELISA
    b. Oral HIV test
    c. Home Access
    d. western blot
    Home Access
  43. the viral load of an HIV+patient refers to the?
    a. amount of HIV in the lungs
    b. amount of HIV in the bone marrow
    c. amount of HIV in the bloodstream
    d. level of viral pneumonia in the lungs
    amount of HIV in the bloodstream
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Health 21 chapter 11
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chapter 11 STI
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