Show What You Know
Select True or False for each of the statements below based on the information you recently learned.
1. Viral STDs can be cured with antibiotics. True False
2. The CDC tests and approves drugs used in HIV treatment. True False
3. Some STDs have no visible symptoms. True False
4. Untreated STDs eventually clear up. True False
5. Condom use provides limited protection from STDs. True False
6. Mutually faithful monogamous partners have little or no risk for HIV
infection. True False
7. Testing for STDs is only available through private physicians.
True False
8. It is possible to be infected with more than one STD at a time.
True False
9. Sex is not the only way that STDs are transmitted. True False
10. By changing sex partners often, you lower your risk for contracting an
STD. True False

Show What You Know (Teacher’s Guide)
1. Viral STDs can be cured with antibiotics. False
(Only bacterial STDs respond to antibiotic treatment. Once a person is infected by a viral STD, the virus stays in the body)
2. The CDC tests and approves drugs used in HIV treatment. False
(The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is the government body that oversees testing and approval of drug treatments. The CDC monitors, conducts surveillance and investigates outbreaks of the various communicable diseases including STDs.)
3. Some STDs have no visible symptoms . True
(Many of the common STDs have no outward signs, particularly for women, and therefore may go undetected for years.)
4. Untreated STDs eventually clear up.
False
( Depending on the infection, an STD that is untreated can continue to damage the reproductive system or other organs. Any type of STD needs diagnosis and treatment to limit its potential effects on the body.)
5. Condom use provides limited protection from STDs. True
(Condoms are a barrier method of protection, and are effective for those infections involving exchange of body fluids. For some infections, like herpes, and
HPV, which can be transmitted skin to skin, condoms offer little or no protection depending on where the infection is located on the genitals.)
6. Mutually faithful monogamous partners have little or no risk for HIV
infection . True
(Assuming that neither person is infected when the relationship begins, then being faithful and monogamous greatly limits the chance for infection from HIV or any other STD.)
7. Testing for STDs is only available through private physicians . False
(Public health departments and other community clinics offer confidential testing for STDs in addition to private physicians. )
8. It is possible to be infected with more than one STD at a time . True
( Multiple STD infections can affect a person at the same time. Some STDs like herpes, or syphilis that cause open sores actually increase the likelihood of infection by other STDs, including HIV, since they create a portal of entry for other infections.)
9. Sex is not the only way that STDs are transmitted. True
( Transmission of STDs is not limited to oral, anal or vaginal intercourse. Some of the infections, such as Hepatitis B and HIV, are transmittable through unsterile needles, whether it be during injection drug use or by tattoo artists.)
10 . By changing sex partners often, you lower your risk for contracting an
STD. False ( Just the opposite, the more sexual partners a person has, the greater their risk of coming in contact with an infected person. Currently, about 1 in
4 sexually active teens is infected with an STD. And the fact that often female teens may have a partner that is 4 or more years older, poses an even higher risk.)