Sharing of injection needles and surgical instruments etc may transmit infection like:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Hepatitis B
Option (4) Hepatitis B — Correct. Hepatitis B spreads by sexual contact, and also by sharing injection needles and surgical instruments with an infected person, by blood transfusion, and from an infected mother to the foetus. HIV spreads the same ways.
NCERT Extract:
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) – “… Some of these infections like hepatitis–B and HIV can also be transmitted by sharing of injection needles, surgical instruments, etc., with infected persons, transfusion of blood, or from an infected mother to the foetus too. Except for hepatitis-B, genital herpes and HIV infections, other diseases are completely curable if detected early and treated properly.”