Question 1

For which diagnosis might laparoscopy be used?

Accepted Answer

A)   gonorrhea
B)   chlamydia
C)   pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D)  
D)   epididymitisE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

HIV can live on toilet seats and eating utensils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Genital herpes is incurable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the most effective way to prevent the transmission of HIV?

Accepted Answer

A)   use condoms
B)   practice sexual abstinence
C)   limit the number of sexual partners
D)   refrain from sexual activity until all medication is takenE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What directly or indirectly causes about 8% of all new U.S.cases of HIV?

Accepted Answer

A)   sharing of drug injection equipment contaminated with HIV
B)   the blood supply in licensed blood banks
C)   the blood supply in licensed plasma centers
D)   perinatal transmissionE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Most people with chlamydia have no symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which is the most commonly used test to screen for HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)   a microscopic examination of cervical cells
B)   a blood test that determines if antibodies to the virus are present
C)   a laboratory culture of infected cells
D)   a blood test that detects the presence of the virusE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Choose one of the bacterial STDs discussed in your text,and describe the symptoms and special problems associated with the infection.List the ways in which the disease may be detected,diagnosed,and treated.

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Question 9

Which infection is most often seen in HIV patients?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pneumocystis pneumonia
B)   Kaposi's sarcoma
C)   tuberculosis
D)   syphilisE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

What is the most common method of HIV transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)   having unprotected sex
B)   sharing needles to inject drugs
C)   using acupuncture needles
D)   piercing of earlobesE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which organism causes genital warts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Herpes Simplex Virus -1 (HSV-1) 
B)   Herpes Simplex Virus -2 (HSV-2) 
C)   Human papillomavirus (HPV) 
D)   Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Pelvic inflammatory disease is often a result of untreated gonorrhea or chlamydia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why does needle sharing among drug users often lead to HIV transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychoactive drugs carry large amounts of the virus.
B)   Needles may be contaminated with blood that contains HIV.
C)   A drug user's immune system is already weakened.
D)   Antiviral medications are ineffective when other drugs are in the bloodstream.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following STDs is caused by a virus?

Accepted Answer

A)   chlamydia
B)   gonorrhea
C)   syphilis
D)   genital wartsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which is the best definition for Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   an infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to infect the oviducts and pelvic cavity
B)   a sexually transmitted disease caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium
C)   a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium that usually affects mucous membranes
D)   a common viral infection characterized by recurrent outbreaks of blister like soresE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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