A 20-year-old male has been diagnosed with a chlamydial infection, and his primary care provider is performing teaching in an effort to prevent the client from infecting others in the future
Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates the best understanding of his health problem?
A)
"Either me or a partner could end up with an eye infection from chlamydia that could make us blind."
B)
"Even though I couldn't end up sterile, a woman that I give it to certainly could."
C)
"Each of the three stages of the disease seems to be worse than the previous one."
D)
"Even if I spread it to someone else, there's a good chance she won't have any symptoms or know she has it."
Ans:
D
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Seventy-five percent of woman with chlamydial infections are asymptomatic. Blindness is a rare complication in adults who live in industrialized countries, and both men and women can become sterile from the effects. Syphilis, not chlamydial infections, has a course of three distinct stages.
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