Question

question 17 (5 points)
which of the following stis is curable with current therapies?
a) herpes
b) genital warts
c) syphilis
d) hepatitis

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Pathogen Types and Curability of STIs
Bacterial infections can be cured, viral infections cannot.

Step 1: Distinguish between bacterial and viral STIs

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are generally categorized by the type of pathogen that causes them:

• Bacterial STIs (such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis) can be completely cured with appropriate antibiotics.
• Viral STIs (such as herpes, HPV/genital warts, HIV, and hepatitis) can be managed with treatments to control symptoms, but they currently have no permanent cure.

Step 2: Evaluate the options

• a) herpes: Caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It is a viral infection and is incurable.
• b) genital warts: Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). It is a viral infection and is incurable.
• c) syphilis: Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Because it is a bacterial infection, it can be completely cured with antibiotics (typically penicillin).
• d) hepatitis: Caused by hepatitis viruses (such as HBV). It is a viral infection and is incurable.

Answer:

c) syphilis