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Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Update

1. As discussed in the national overview of sexually transmitted diseases, which condition had the largest number of cases ever reported to the CDC in 2012?

A. Chlamydia

B. Gonorrhea

C. Syphilis

D. Human Papillomavirus


2. Which year showed the lowest rate of gonorrhea since the recording rates began?

A. 2007

B. 2008

C. 2009

D. 2010


3. Dual therapy with ceftriaxone and either azithromycin or doxycycline is now the only CDC recommended treatment for gonorrhea.

A. True

B. False


4. In 2012, approximately 75% of all cases of syphilis reported to the CDC were in which group?

A. Women who have sex with men only.

B. Women who have sex with women.

C. Men who have sex with men.

D. Men who have sex with women only.


5. Chlamydial infections in women are usually asymptomatic.  However, these can result in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which is a major cause of infertility and ectopic pregnancy, but has been found to be preventative against the transmission of HIV.

A. True

B. False


6. Among the 48 jurisdictions that submitted data in the new race and ethnicity categories in 2012, chlamydia rates were highest among with group?

A. White men

B. White women

C. Asian men and women

D. Black men and women


7. Gonorrhea is the third most commonly reported notifiable disease in the United States.

A. True

B. False


8. Epidemiologic and biologic studies provide evidence that gonococcal infections facilitate the transmission of HIV infection.

A. True

B. False


9. During 2011-2012, gonorrhea rates increased in which percentage of states?

A. 90%

B. 70%

C. 50%

D. 30%


10. According to the STD Surveillance Network, which county had the highest proportion of estimated men who have sex with men (MSM) cases at 87.8%?

A. San Francisco

B. Birmingham

C. Chicago

D. New York City


11. The GISP continues to monitor for the emergence of decreased susceptibility and resistance to cephalosporins and azithromycin.

A. True

B. False


12. The estimated proportion of P&S syphilis cases attributable to MSM increased from 7% in 2000 to ______% in 2004.

A. 32

B. 45

C. 57

D. 64


13. Among cases of P&S syphilis for whom sex of partner was known, men who have sex with women only (MSW) accounted for 75% of P&S syphilis cases.

A. True

B. False


14. In 2012, among the 48 jurisdictions, rates of P&S syphilis remained highest among which group?

A. Blacks

B. Whites

C. Hispanics

D. American Indians / Alaska Natives


15. The 2012 rate of congenital syphilis (7.8 cases per 100,000 live births) marks the highest rate of congenital syphilis recorded since 1988, when the case definition was changed.

A. True

B. False


16. According to information reported from 49 states and the District of Columbia, 75% of P&S syphilis cases were among which group?

A. Women who have sex with men only.

B. Women who have sex with women.

C. Men who have sex with men.

D. Men who have sex with women only.


17. In 2012, a total of _____ cases of chancroid were reported in the United States.

A. 2

B. 15

C. 227

D. 5,280


18. Data for Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative organism of chancroid, should be interpreted with caution because it is difficult to culture and as a result may be substantially under-diagnosed.

A. True

B. False


19. Which Human Papillomaviruses are high-risk oncogenic types that cause approximately 70% of cervical cancers worldwide?

A. HPV 6 and 11

B. HPV 11 and 16

C. HPV 6 and 18

D. HPV 16 and 18


20. HPV vaccine uptake in the US is relatively low.  In 2012, a national survey found that only 33% of girls aged 13-17 years had received all 3 doses in the series.

A. True

B. False


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