A school nurse is responsible for teaching adolescents about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). When discussing chlamydia, the nurse instructs the students that it is:
1. A viral infection that cannot be cured
2. Treated with a full course of antibiotics
3. Contracted via blood-borne exchange
4. Prevented with the use of spermicidals
ANS: 2
Diseases that are caused by bacteria and that can usually be cured with antibiotics include gon-orrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. All clients need to understand that antibiotics need to be taken for the full course of treatment. Chlamydia is caused by bacteria that can be treated, not a virus. Sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia, are transmitted from infected individuals to partners during intimate sexual contact. It is not contracted via blood-borne exchange, but rather through body fluids. Chlamydia is not prevented with the use of spermicidals.
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