STD's Health

Which statement about STD's is true?

• STI's cannot kill you.
• People do not develop an immunity against STD's
• All STD's are curable
• STD's do not happen in young people.

By practicing abstinence you

• do not get to go on dates.
• only choose friends who have your values
• do not engage in oral, anal or vaginal sex.
• do share needles only with clean people.

How can a person get an STD?

• via body piercing
• via sexual intercourse
• via oral sex
• all of the above

Which conditions are associated with HPV? (Human Papilloma virus)

• Blindness and sores in the mouth
• Fatigue, liver cancer, cirrhosis.
• genital warts and possibly cervical cancer
• Painful urination, clear discharge with itching

Which statement about chlamydia is NOT true?

• It is the most common STD.
• It is caused by a virus
• It can be cured with antibiotics
• It is generally passed via sexual contact

Which statement about genital herpes is true?

• Antibiotics can be used to cure genital herpes.
• Genital herpes is only passed on when blisters are present.
• Genital herpes is caused by bacteria.
• Some people with genital herpes show no symptoms.

What is the main effect of HIV?

• It attacks and destroys liver tissue.
• It causes painful blisters to appear around the genitals.
• It slowly destroys the immune system.
• It causes the immune system to overreact to pathogens.

HIV is NOT transmitted by

• shaking hands with an infected person.
• sharing a needle with an infected person.
• An infected mother who breastfeeds her baby.
• getting a tattoo or body piercing.

How does alcohol affect your risk of getting HIV?

• Alcohol decreases the risk because it helps you maintain abstinence. 
• Alcohol increases your risk because it impairs your judgement.
• Alcohol increases your risk because it can carry HIV.
• Alcohol decreases the risk because it can kill the virus.

The only way a person knows for sure if they have HIV is to take the

• ELIZA test
• AP GOV test
• Confirmitory test
• pee in the cup test