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?