Through sexual/oral contact with a sore or blister
200
What is the only birth control method that also offers protection against HIV?
A latex or polyurethane condom
300
True/False
Once a bacterial STD has been cured, a person cannot get it a second time
False
300
People who have had syphilis, gonorrhea, or herpes often have a higher risk of having this STD
HIV
300
Name 2 common symptoms of STDs
Burning during urination, discharge, sores, bumps, itching, rashes...
300
_______ and ________ are often called the two most commonly transmitted STDS
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) - 14 million per year
Chlamydia - 3 Million per year
300
Name two high-risk behaviors for STDs
Unprotected sexual activity, sharing needles, drugs and alcohol
400
This STD can affect men or women and frequently does not show any symptoms. When it does show symptoms they include itching, burning and discomfort and discharge from the urinary tract
Trichomonaisis
400
The 4 most common viral STDs are ...
HIV, HPV, Hepatitis, and Herpes
400
What are 2 results of leaving an STD untreated?
Pelvic inflammatory disease, sterility, blindness and death
400
An STD that is impossible to transmit through skin to skin contact, kissing, drinking glasses, or toilet seats.
HIV
400
What is the only guaranteed way to avoid contracting HIV or other STDs?
Practicing abstinence
500
This STD has 3 different stages. If the STD reaches the 3rd stage, it can result in damage to important organs or even death
Syphilis
500
What is the difference between a bacterial STD and a viral STD?
Bacterial STDs can be treated and cured. Viral STDs cannot be cured, just treated
500
Name 2 conditions Mother-to-child transmission of STIs can cause
Blindness, neonatal death, low-birth-weight and prematurity, pneumonia, neonatal conjunctivitis, and congenital deformities
500
The only way to know for sure if your partner is free of STDs
Getting tested
500
This STD is known to develop a resistance to drugs and becomes harder to cure as it evolves