The nurse is planning to teach a group of adolescents about sexually transmitted infections. What information concerning genital warts should be included?
1. Hand washing will aid in reducing the spread of genital warts.
2. Genital warts will result in cervical cancer for the majority of women who get them.
3. Women who have certain types of genital warts should be vaccinated against other types.
4. The risk for the development of penile cancer is high in men diagnosed with genital warts.
Correct Answer: 1
Hand hygiene is the first line of defense for the body against disease. A select number of disease strains are implicated in causing cervical cancer. The vaccine against the virus is limited to those individuals who do not have the disease. The rate of penile cancer is not overly high in men who have been diagnosed with genital warts.
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