Which of the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Tuberculosis
Option (1) Hepatitis B — A sexually transmitted disease.
Option (2) Tuberculosis — Not a sexually transmitted disease. TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads through droplets in the air.
Option (3) Genital herpes — A sexually transmitted disease.
Option (4) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — A sexually transmitted disease.
NCERT Extract:
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) – “Infections or diseases which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted infections (STI) or venereal diseases (VD) or reproductive tract infections (RTI). Gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, genital warts, trichomoniasis, hepatitis-B and of course, the most discussed infection in the recent years, HIV leading to AIDS are some of the common STIs.”