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Human Sexuality

 

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

 

n    What were STIs called in the past?

 

 

 

How much do you know about STIs?

 

1. A person can get a sexually transmitted infection (STI) the first time he or she has sex. True or false?

2. A person can have an STI and not even know it. True or false?

3. By age 24, 1 in 3 sexually active people contract an STI. True or false?

4. It is not possible to contract an STI through oral-genital sexual contact. True or false?

5. Over 15 million people contract an STI each year. True or false?

6. More teens get pregnant than contract an STI each year. True or false?

7. Over 2/3 of those who have contracted an STI are under the age of 25. True or false?

8. 1 in 10 Americans have genital herpes. True or false?

9. A vaccination against hepatitis B is widely available. True or false?

10. In general, men experience more severe consequences of
STIs than women do.
 

11. You can often tell by looking at someone whether or not he or she is the type to have an STI.

12. Condoms have been demonstrated to help protect against many STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS.

13. The only foolproof method of preventing STIs is abstinence.

14. 80% of those with herpes are unaware they have it.

15. The most common STI in the United States today is chlamydia.

16. Because of penicillin, syphilis is no longer considered a major health problem.

17. Teenage girls have the highest rate of gonnorrhea in the nation.

18.  STI infections do not boost the risk of becoming infertile or giving birth to babies with health problems.

19.  About 70% of people have oral herpes.

20.  By the age of 50, approximately 40% of women have HPV.
 

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What are some STIs?

n    HIV/AIDS

 

n    Syphilis

 

n    Genital warts

 

n    Herpes

 

n    Chlamydia

 

n    Gonnorrhea

 

 

 

Which are bacterial infections?

 

 

 

Which are viral infections?