Pregnancy and STI Quiz Review What do I need to know?
Essential Learning Skill 7: Know the 3 stages of labor during pregnancy.
Essential Learning Skill 8: What are some things that a women needs to do to
keep the baby healthy.
Essential Learning Skill 9: I can distinguish the various STIs from one another
and describe ways in which they enter and damage the body
Essential Learning Skill 10: I can explain why practicing sexual abstinence and
minimizing risky behaviors can be beneficial at this time in my life
Essential Learning Skill 11 I know what to do if I became infected with an STI
and can explain which are curable and which are not
To earn a 3
1. Know the 3 stages of labor during pregnancy.
2. What are some things that a women needs to do to keep the baby healthy.
3. What STIs are curable?
4. What STIs are incurable?
5. Which STIs are unresponsive to antibiotics
6. What are the viral, bacterial, insect, and protozoan STIs?
7. Name the major STIs and know the microorganisms responsible.
To earn a 3.5
8. The most common bacterial STD in the United States is:
9. A friend reports to you that he has noticed a painful lesion on his penis, and
asks you what it could possibly be. You answer:
10. STIs are often not easy to detect. What are some general warning signs
and symptoms. Know at least four.
11. What is the greatest danger after one acquires HPV?
12. List three effective ways to reduce ones STD risk
13. What makes STIs not easy to detect?
To earn a 4
14. What contributes to the rates of STIs around the world? It is not just
physical contact. Think about attitudes too.
15. Explain how some STIs can occur without having sexual contact.
16. Some STDs can produce enough damage to cause infertility in women. Which
ones are they and how does the damage occur?
17. At what point should a person start being screened for STDs?
18. Name an STI that can be prevented by getting a vaccine.
19. Choose the most effective way that you avoid contracting an STI?
The most common bacterial STD in the United States is:
(A) Syphilis
(B) Trichomoniasis
(C) Chlamydia
(D) Herpes
A friend reports to you that he has noticed a painful lesion on his penis, and asks you
what it could possibly be. You answer:
(A) Herpes simplex virus
(B) Chancroid
(C) Human papilloma virus
(D) All of the above
Adolescent women are at greater risk than adult women for acquiring sexually
transmitted diseases due to:
(A) Their infrequent use of condoms
(B) Their weaker immune systems, which have difficulty fighting off initial infections
(C) The high rate of all STDs in their age group
(D) The relative immaturity of the cells on their cervix that are prone to infection
A person with syphilis is most infectious during which period(s) of the disease?
(A) First and second stages
(B) Early latent stage
(C) Tertiary stage
(D) Second and early latent stages
What is the greatest danger after one acquires human papilloma virus?
(A) The possibility of becoming infertile due to widespread disease
(B) The possibility of developing cervical cancer
(C) The possibility of debilitating and painful recurrent lesions
(D) The possibility of not being able to obtain effective treatment to eradicate the virus
What bacterial STD is easily spread due to the high rates of asymptomatic infection,
particularly in women?
(A) Herpes
(B) Human papilloma virus
(C) Chancroid
(D) Chlamydia
What does the 6-month "window period" with regards to HIV/AIDS refer to?
(A) The period between the time of initial infection and onset of symptoms
(B) The period that one has the window of opportunity to take medicines that will
eradicate the infection
(C) The period that it takes to develop enough antibodies to be detectable in an HIV test
(D) The period that it took to figure out that HIV was the causative agent of AIDS
A person is found to have a particular STD by her health care provider. She is told that
she should get tested for HIV since this STD is found in many HIV-positive people. With
which STD did the person get diagnosed?
(A) Hepatitis
(B) Gonorrhea
(C) Herpes
(D) Genital Warts
(E) When any STD is diagnosed in a person, that person should be tested for HIV since
having an STD indicates that safer sex was not being practiced.
Each of the following statements concerning human immunodeficiency virus is correct
EXCEPT:
(A) The CD4 protein on the lymphocyte surface is the receptor for the virus
(B) Transmission of HIV occurs primarily by the transfer of blood or semen in adults, but
neonates are primarily infected perinatally
(C) Most people can tell when they initially become infected with the virus
(D) The current HIV-antibody tests will tell a person what their HIV-status was as of 6
months prior to the test
Which STD has the ability to hide from its host, meaning that the person harbors the STD
but is without symptoms?
(A) Chlamydia
(B) Genital warts
(C) Herpes
(D) HIV disease
(E) All of the above
Patient X is diagnosed with an STD. He is known to have had 3 risky encounters with
other people. The duration of infectiousness was 2 months, from the time that he
developed the STD until the time he was treated. The probability of transmission of his
STD, with male-to-female contact, was about 70 percent. What can all this information
help you to decipher?
(A) Where to find Patient X's sexual contacts, to warn them they may have an STD
(B) The basic reproductive number, which can tell you how quickly Patient X's STD has
the potential to spread
(C) The strategy for prevention in Patient X's STD
(D) The most effective treatment method of Patient X's STD
What contributes to the development and maintenance of STDs around the world?
(A) poverty and war
(B) risky sexual behavior
(C) lack of access to medical care
(D) rural-to-urban migration
(E) All of the above
Each of the following statements about Herpes infection is correct EXCEPT:
(A) Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types I and II cause genital herpes
(B) It is possible to pass on HSV to another person even when no herpes lesions are
visible
(C) There are medicines available to treat herpes infections, and some of them help
eradicate the virus from a person's immune system
(D) Recurrences of herpes infections can be triggered by sun exposure, stress, and a
weakened immune system
Which STDs can be transmitted via kissing (mouth-to-mouth contact)?
1. HIV
2. Syphilis
3. Chancroid
4. HSV Type I
5. HPV
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 5 and 1
(D) 2 and 4
Which STD produces more symptoms in women than it does in men?
(A) Trichomoniasis
(B) Chlamydia
(C) Syphilis
(D) Herpes
Some STDs can produce enough damage to cause infertility in women. Which ones are
they?
(A) Herpes and HPV
(B) Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
(C) Chlamydia and Hepatitis
(D) Trichomoniasis and Gonorrhea
What STD(s) can be vaccinated against?
1. HIV
2. Gonorrhea
3. Syphilis
4. Hepatitis A
5. Hepatitis B
6. Trichomoniasis
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 5 only
(C) 1, 5, and 6
(D) 4 and 5
(E) 2 and 3
What is the definition of epidemiology?
(A) The study of diseases within a population
(B) The study of medical treatments for infectious diseases
(C) The prevalence of health care providers within a population
(D) The rate at which infections are passed on within a country
The following are important strategies to consider in STD prevention EXCEPT:
(A) Reduction of the average rate of partner exposure to STDs
(B) Advocacy of safer sex practices
(C) The importance of withholding adolescents from information about sexual health
(D) Improvement of screening programs which can help decrease the duration of
infectivity in people with asymptomatic STDs
The term hepatitis refers to:
(A) The inflammation of the genital organs
(B) A chronic infection located in the kidneys
(C) Purulent discharge from the penis or vagina
(D) Inflammation of the liver
Which STDs are unresponsive to antibiotics?
(A) STDs caused by viruses
(B) Bacterial STDs in the early stages of infection
(C) STDs in tropical countries
(D) STDs caused by protozoa
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that what percentage of
U.S. residents will develop an STD at some time before they are 35 years old?
(A) 75 percent
(B) 10 percent
(C) 30 percent
(D) 50 percent
At what point should a person start being screened for STDs?
(A) When they develop signs and symptoms of an STD
(B) When they fear having engaged in risky sexual behavior with a person they think
may be HIV-positive
(C) When they become sexually active (i.e. start engaging in oral, vaginal or anal sex)
(D) When they reach age 18
Outside of the U.S., what is the predominant mode of transmission of HIV?
(A) Male-to-male contact
(B) Heterosexual contact
(C) Blood transfusions
(D) Maternal-to-fetal transmission
Whose responsibility is it to spread messages about STD prevention, including safer sex?
(A) People who suffer from STDs
(B) Medical professionals and health educators
(C) The government
(D) Anybody who has accurate information about STDs and their prevention
1.
a.
b.
Sexually transmitted disease can be asymptomatic.
True
False
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a.
b.
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2.
Discharge from the penis in men is a symptom of :
a.
Gonorrhea
b.
Chlamydia
c.
Non-specific urethritis
d.
All of the above
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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3.
Discharge from the vagina in women is a symptom of:
a.
Candidiasis
b.
Trichomoniasis
c.
Gonorrhea or Chlamydia
d.
All of the above
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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4.
Painful or uncomfortable sensation on passing urine is a symptom of:
a.
Gonorrhea
b.
Chlamydia
c.
Genital herpes
d.
All of the above
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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5.
Sores or ulcers on the genitals may be due to:
a.
Genital herpes
b.
Syphilis
c.
d.
Trauma (an abrasion)
All of the above
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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6.
Lumps on the genitals is a symptom of:
a.
Genital warts
b.
Molluscum Contagiosum
c.
Balanitis
d.
Herpes
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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7.
Itching around the genitals is a symptom of:
a.
Crabs/Pubic lice
b.
Herpes or scabies
c.
Tinea
d.
All of the above
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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8.
Redness, tightness or discomfort of the foreskin is a symptom of:
a.
Balanitis
b.
Gonorrhea
c.
Chlamydia
d.
Genital herpes
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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9.
A rash on the bottom of the feet or the palms of the hands is a symptom of:
a.
Chlamydia
b.
Genital herpes
c.
Syphilis
d.
Gonorrhea
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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10.
All said and done, the doctor alone can diagnose an STD as its symptoms can
resemble the symptoms of many other illnesses.
a.
False
b.
True
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resemble the symptoms of many other illnesses.
a.
b.
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11.
Most of the symptoms of a STD also resemble the symptoms of AIDS.
a.
True
b.
False
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a.
b.
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12.
Which STD can cause severe damage to brain and nervous system in the third
stage?
a.
Chlamydia
b.
Genital herpes
c.
Syphilis
d.
Gonorrhea