Reproduction, Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Which of the following statements is NOT true of STDs?
a. STDs are extremely widespread.
b. STDs are easy to track.
c. Billions of dollars are spent every year battling STDs.
d. Most people are unaware of the risks and consequences of STDs.

Of the 15 million new cases of STDs in the US every year, what percentage of these new infections are found in teenagers?
a. 10%
b. 2%
c. 50%
d. 25%

Which of the following STD has the highest incidence based on the CDC findings?
a. Chlamydia
b. Syphilis
c. HPV
d. Herpes

Which of the following STD has the highest prevalence based on the CDC findings?
a. Chlamydia
b. Syphilis
c. HPV
d. Herpes

_______ is now at an all time low, presenting an opportunity for elimination of the disease.
a. Gonorrhea
b. Herpes
c. HPV
d. Syphilis

Which population has the greatest risk of more serious complications from STDs?
a. men
b. women

Why are teenagers and young adults are greater risk for acquiring STDs?
a. multiple sex partners
b. unprotected sex
c. older sexual partners
d. all of the above

he Southern US has the highest incidences of _______ in the US.
a. Chlamydia
b. Gonorrhea
c. Syphilis
d. All of the above

Why is Chlamydia spread so easily?
a. There is no cure for Chlamyida.
b. Only women contact the disease.
c. 50% of men with Chlamydia are asymptomatic.
d. Screening of the disease is difficult.

Gonorrhea is a ______ STD.
a. viral
b. bacterial

Gonorrhea most often occurs in ______.
a. African American males
b. Hispanic females
c. all races equally in the female population
d. all races equally in the male population

If Syphilis is untreated, it can cause
a. cardiovascular disease
b. neurological disease
c. blindness
d. all of the above

Congenital syphilis is when
a. males infect females.
b. females infect males.
c. Males infect males.
d. females infect infants.

Syphilis most often occurs in ______.
a. African Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Caucasians
d. Asians

Which of the following states has the largest rate of Syphilis?
a. Mississippi
b. Georgia
c. Louisiana
d. Tennessee

Which of the following is NOT true concerning HPV?
a. viral disease
b. causes genital warts
c. may cause cervical cancer
d. all forms have identifiable symptoms

Herpes infection can not be cured.
a. true
b. false

Which of the following STDs affects the liver?
a. Herpes
b. Syphilis
c. HPV
d. Hepatitis B

Cirrhosis is
a. a new identified STD
b. a disease of the penis
c. only found in Asian males
d. the scarring of the liver

An estimated ______ infants are born to mothers infected with hepatitis B each year.
a. 1,000
b. 2,000
c. 10,000
d. 20,000

Trichomoniasis is caused by
a. viruses
b. bacteria
c. parasites
d. worms

Genital ulcers are produced by
a. Chancroid
b. HPV
c. PID
d. Gonorrhea

Which of the following cities has the highest incidence of Gonorrhea?

a. Memphis, TN
b. Baltimore, MD
c. Detroit, MI
d. Chicago, IL

Which of the following cities has the highest incidence of Syphilis?
a. Memphis, TN
b. Baltimore, MD
c. Detroit, MI
d. Indianapolis, IN