Question

STDs always spread through sexual intercourse.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B

False

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diseases that spread via the reproductive system during intercourse. Other names for them include RTI or reproductive tract infections, and venereal diseases. Many STDs are spread through contact with infected body fluids such as blood, vaginal fluids, or semen. They can also be spread through contact with infected skin or mucous membranes, such as sores in the mouth. You may be exposed to infected body fluids and skin through vaginal, anal or oral sex. Careless blood transfusion and sharing of needles or syringes for drug use, ear piercing, tattooing, etc. can also expose you to infected fluids leading to STDs, therefore it is not strictly spread by sexual intercourse alone, although that is the primary means of transmission.