The school nurse is responsible for teaching adolescents about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Which one of the following statements would the nurse make about chlamydia when in-structing the students?
a. It is a viral infection that cannot be cured.
b. It can be treated with a full course of antibiotics.
c. It can be contracted via blood-borne exchange.
d. It can be prevented with the use of a spermicide.
B
Chlamydia is the most common of all bacterial STIs, and is treated with an antibiotic.
Chlamydia is caused by bacteria that can be treated, not by a virus.
Sexually transmitted infections, such as chlamydia, are transmitted from infected individuals to partners during intimate sexual contact. STIs are contracted not via blood-borne exchange, but rather through body fluids.
Chlamydia is not prevented with the use of a spermicide.
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