AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT FOR THE
2026 FINAL.
⫸ A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the
following sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B Answer: b. Syphilis
⫸ 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. Answer: d. T. pallidum.
⫸ Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
,b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid Answer: a. Human papillomavirus
⫸ 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 Answer: d. Molluscum contagiosum
⫸ The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
c. antiviral agents.
d. antimicrobial agents. Answer: a. penicillin G.
⫸ 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. Answer: a. gonorrhea.
⫸ 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 Answer: b. ophthalmia neonatorum
⫸ 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 Answer: c. 20 million
⫸ The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
, d. 40 years Answer: b. 10-90 days
⫸ 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 Answer: b. 3 to 7
⫸ Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are
associated with untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea. Answer: c. Syphilis
⫸ What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual
contact? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cytomegalovirus
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B