Which of the following disease is completely curable if detected early?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Trichomoniasis
Option (1) Genital herpes — Incorrect. It is a viral sexually transmitted infection that cannot be cured completely; the virus stays in the body.
Option (2) HIV infections — Incorrect. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS. Drugs can only prolong the life of the patient; there is no cure.
Option (3) Hepatitis-B — Incorrect. Hepatitis-B is also a viral infection that is not completely curable, though a vaccine can prevent it.
Option (4) Trichomoniasis — Correct. It is caused by a protozoan, Trichomonas, and is cured by proper treatment when found early.
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.”
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) – “… 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.”