Questions Covering Current Events And Trends In Healthcare, Public Health Policy,
Medical Ethics, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Emerging Technologies, And Global Health
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Which STDs set an all time high in 2018? - (answer)-Syphillis
-Gonorrhea
-Chlamydia
What does CDC stand for - (answer)Centers for disease control
Congenital syphilis - (answer)a syphilis infection in a newborn baby resulting from transmission from an
infected mother
To reduce the number of babies born with Syphilis - (answer)health officials say its vital that pregnant
women become tested
If a pregnant woman with Syphilis is left untreated... - (answer)There is an 80% chance she will pass it on
to her baby
What can congenital syphilis cause? - (answer)lifelong health complications in unborn baby and
newborn death
Reason for increase of STD rates - (answer)-lack of condom
-drug use
- poverty
- limited resources brought on by cuts to std programs and clinic closures
What can cure syphilis, gnorrhea, and chlamydia when caught early? - (answer)Antibiotics