QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,1. The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
2. A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B: b. Syphilis
3. A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER d. T. pallidum.
4. Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid: a. Human papillomavirus
5. Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
,c. Gonorrhea
d. Molluscum contagiosum: d. Molluscum contagiosum
6. The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
c. antiviral agents.
d. antimicrobial agents ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. penicillin G.
7. A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral discharge. The suspected diagnosis
would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. gonorrhea.
8. Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes in the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum: b. ophthalmia neonatorum
9. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion: c. 20 million
10. The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
, a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years: b. 10-90 days
11. Herpes lesions are fluid-filled vesicles that appear - days after infection.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 7
c. 7 to 10
d. 10 to 14: b. 3 to 7
12. Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are associat-ed with untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER c. Syphilis
13. What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual contact? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cytomegalovirus
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B
d. HIV
e. Herpes simplex virus: a. Cytomegalovirus
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B
d. HIV
14. A patient diagnosed with a micropenis must be evaluated for:
a. endocrine disorders.