Select the diseases or infections which are transmitted through sexual contact.
A. Gonorrhoea
B. Hepatitis B
C. Malaria
D. Syphilis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and D only
A. Gonorrhoea — Correct. A bacterial sexually transmitted infection.
B. Hepatitis B — Correct. NCERT lists it among the common STIs. It also spreads through infected blood and needles.
C. Malaria — Incorrect. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium and is spread by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito, not by sexual contact.
D. Syphilis — Correct. A bacterial sexually transmitted infection.
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.”