STIs Quiz

Which statement about STIs is true?

• STIs cannot kill you.

• People do not develop immunity to STIs.

• All STIs are curable.

• STIs do not happen to adolescents.

You can reduce your risk of STIs by practicing abstinence, which means

• not going out on dates.

• choosing friends who share your values.

• not sharing needles with other people.

• not having sexual intercourse

What conditions are associated with the human papilloma virus?

• painful urination, a clear discharge from the penis, and some itching

• blindness and sores in the mouth

• genital warts and possibly cervical cancer

• fatigue, liver cancer, and cirrhosis

Which statement about chlamydia is true?

• It is one of the least common STIs in the United States.

• It can be cured with antibiotics.

• It cannot be eliminated and will remain in the body for life.

• It is caused by a virus.

A bacterial STI that infects the urinary tract of males and females is

• genital herpes.

• syphilis.

• gonorrhea.

• hepatitis.

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.

People should seek treatment for STIs

• only when they start noticing severe symptoms.

• as soon as they suspect they may be infected.

• before they begin sexual abstinence.

• only when they are positive they are infected.

What is the main effect of HIV?

• It attacks and destroys liver tissue.

• It causes painful blisters to appear on or around the genitals.

• It slowly destroys the immune system.

• It causes the immune system to overreact to pathogens.

People with HIV develop AIDS

• when their immune systems become severely disabled.

• once they start experiencing flulike symptoms.

• when the number of T cells in their blood reaches its maximum.

• as soon as they are infected with HIV.

Which behavior involves the most risk for getting HIV?

• hugging an infected person

• going to classes with an infected person

• living with an infected person

• having oral sex with an infected person