Types of STIs
Transmission & Symptoms
Prevention & Testing
By the numbers
True or False
100
Two main types of STIs
What is viral and bacterial
100
Most common symptom of an STI
What is no symptom!!
100
How to tell if someone has an STI
What is trick question - you can't! (although sometimes there will be visible indicators of STIs like herpes and genital warts, this is not always the case)
100
The most common STI
What is chlamydia
100
You can pick up STIs from things like toilet seats and dirty towels
What is FALSE
200
Name a bacterial STI
What is gonorrhea, chlamydia, etc
200
Name 2 ways STIs can be transmitted
What is oral, anal, vaginal sex, sometimes skin to skin contact
200
One way to prevent STIs
What is using condoms, dental dams, abstinence, mutual masturbation
200
% of sexually active teens who will have an STI before they turn 25: is it 25%, 50% or 75%
What is 50%
200
Some people will naturally "clear" the HPV virus from their bodies without treatment
What is TRUE
300
Name a viral STI
What is herpes, HPV, HIV, etc
300
One way to test for gonorrhea and chlamydia (this is how we test during drop-in STI testing at the clinic)
What is urine sample
300
The age group with the highest rate of chlamydia infection in Minnesota
What is young people ages 14-24
300
Teens in MN need parental permission to be tested for STIs.
What is FALSE
400
One difference between bacterial and viral STIs (besides the fact that bacterial are bacteria and viral are viruses!)
What is bacterial = curable, viral = treatable
400
How is HIV transmitted?
What is sexual activity, sharing needles, through infected breastmilk
400
One way to test for HIV
What is a blood test
400
Rate of Herpes Simplex II (commonly known as genital herpes) among adults in the U.S.
What is 1 in 6
400
Condoms will prevent transmission of all STIs
What is FALSE - some are transmitted through skin to skin contact (Herpes, HPV)
500
What kind of STI is syphillis?
What is bacterial
500
How is herpes transmitted?
What is through skin to skin contact
500
How often someone should be tested for STIs
What is once a year, or more often if they have multiple partners
500
Number of strains of HPV typically transmitted through sexual contact
What is 30-40
500
Getting tested with your partner can be a positive bonding experience and build trust in your relationship
What is TRUE - hence Valentine's Day Testing!