Select one of the given options which includes all sexually transmitted infections.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Chlamydiasis, genital herpes, hepatitis B
Option (1) Chlamydiasis, genital herpes, hepatitis B — Correct. All three are passed on through sexual intercourse. Hepatitis B can also spread through shared injection needles and blood transfusion, but it is still one of the common STIs.
Option (2) Gonorrhoea, hepatitis-B, influenza — Incorrect. Gonorrhoea and hepatitis-B are STIs, but influenza is a viral infection of the respiratory tract. It spreads through droplets in the air.
Option (3) Trichomoniasis, HIV-infection, cancer — Incorrect. Trichomoniasis and HIV (human immuno deficiency virus) infection are STIs, but cancer is not an infection. It is the uncontrolled division of the body’s own cells and is not passed from person to person.
Option (4) Gonorrhoea, malaria, filaria — Incorrect. Only gonorrhoea is an STI. Malaria and filariasis are spread by mosquito bites: malaria by the female Anopheles and filariasis by the female Culex.
NCERT Extract:
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) –
