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CAIE IGCSE Biology 16.6.1 Defining a Sexually Transmitted Infection

Practise defining a sexually transmitted infection as an infection passed between people through sexual contact.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • define an STI as an infection transmitted through sexual contact
  • identify HIV or another named sexually transmitted infection as an example
  • distinguish the infection from the pathogen that causes it when wording an answer

16.6.1—Sexually transmitted infection (STI) question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Fig. 4.1 is a diagram of the human female reproductive system.

Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.1

Chlamydia is caused by a bacterium.

State the name of one other STI.

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