Asked by Courtney Bartz on Apr 23, 2024

If a person believes that they have contracted a STD, taking antibiotics may or may not cure them. Antibiotics would be useless against which of the following STDs?

A) genital herpes
B) chlamydia
C) gonorrhea
D) syphilis
E) All of the answer choices can be cured with antibiotics.

Genital Herpes

Sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (both type 1 and type 2).

Antibiotics

Medicines used to fight bacterial infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.

Chlamydia

A common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, often asymptomatic.

  • Differentiate between viral and bacterial sexually transmitted diseases and the significance of antibiotic therapy in their management.