Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chapter 18 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Multiple Choice


1	Which of the following nations has the highest rate of STDs?
		A)	Sweden
		B)	Denmark
		C)	Holland
		D)	United States


2	Currently, it is estimated that the longest time between HIV infection and onset of symptoms is about ______ years.
		A)	2
		B)	11
		C)	15
		D)	20


3	Which of the following may produce trauma that can increase risk of HIV transmission?
		A)	enema prior to anal intercourse
		B)	excessive use of spermicide
		C)	rough intercourse
		D)	all of the above


4	Which of the following is "vertical transmission" of HIV?
		A)	mother-to-child transmission
		B)	transmission by injection
		C)	heterosexual transmission
		D)	homosexual transmission


5	The rate of AIDS is highest among
		A)	teens.
		B)	African Americans.
		C)	Hispanics.
		D)	whites.


6	The likelihood that a baby born to an untreated HIV-positive woman will also become HIV-positive is
		A)	25%.
		B)	50%.
		C)	75%.
		D)	100%.


7	Which of the following is a means of hepatitis B transmission?
		A)	oral sex
		B)	body piercing
		C)	tattooing
		D)	all of the above


8	Which of the following medications is not among those most frequently used to treat chlamydia?
		A)	azithromycin
		B)	doxycycline
		C)	nonoxinal 9
		D)	erythromycin


9	Human papillomavirus causes
		A)	chlamydia.
		B)	gonorrhea.
		C)	genital warts.
		D)	pubic lice.


10	Chancres appear during which stage of syphilis?
		A)	primary
		B)	secondary
		C)	latent
		D)	late

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