STD Facts Pre-Test

A person can be infected with more than one STD at a time.

• True

• False

Once cured of an STD a person cannot be re-infected.

• True

• False

If the symptoms of the STD disappear it means the disease is cured.

• True

• False

Most STDs can be successfully treated and cured.

• True

• False

Certain STDs can be passed on to newborn babies if the mother is infected.

• True

• False

Symptoms or signs of certain STDs are less noticeable , sometimes even non-existent (especially in females).

• True

• False

A woman could never know she has gonorrhea until she has a baby born with birth defects.

• True

• False

A woman must have a pap smear to test for gonorrhea.

• True

• False

The only sure way to prevent contracting an STD is to abstain from sexual contact.

• True

• False

Treatment for STDs is available at the public health clinics and is confidential.

• True

• False