NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Healthy Environment

Why is Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) becoming the preferred phrase for describing infections and diseases which are sexually transmitted?
  1. There is no such thing as a sexually transmitted infection
  2. A sexually transmitted infection is the same thing as a sexually transmitted disease
  3. Some people may be infected but not actually have a disease
  4. Sexually transmitted diseases have been eradicated by powerful prescriptions
Explanation
Answer: C- Sexually Transmitted Infection is becoming the preferred phrase because someone may be infected with a sexually transmitted pathogen without actually having a disease. Sexually transmitted infections are nothing new, as they have been around for hundreds of years but they are just now starting to be a designation.
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