Which of the Following Statements About STDs Is False

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about STDs is false?

• A) STDs were once called venereal diseases after Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
• B) In earlier centuries, people were thought to have brought STDs on themselves by engaging in sinful behavior.
• C) The original source of syphilis was in America.
• D) The epidemic of syphilis was spread by the Europeans who colonized America.
• E) AIDS and syphilis are similar in that both are caused by bacteria.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

Earnings obtained from the sale of one more unit of a good or service.

Equilibrium Price

The market price at which the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded, reaching a state of balance.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to price-takers behavior.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, resulting in market equilibrium.