Given below are two statements about sexually transmitted infections (STIs):
Statement I: Hepatitis-B and HIV can also be transmitted by sharing of injection needles and surgical instruments with infected persons.
Statement II: Except for hepatitis-B, gonorrhoea and HIV infections, other STIs are curable if detected early and treated properly.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Only Statement I is correct
Statement I: Hepatitis-B and HIV can also be transmitted by sharing of injection needles and surgical instruments with infected persons. — True. These two infections spread not only by sexual contact but also through shared needles and surgical instruments, blood transfusion and from an infected mother to the foetus.
Statement II: Except for hepatitis-B, gonorrhoea and HIV infections, other STIs are curable if detected early and treated properly. — False. The three infections that are not completely curable are hepatitis-B, genital herpes and HIV. Gonorrhoea is among the STIs that are completely curable when detected early and treated properly. The statement puts gonorrhoea in place of genital herpes, so it is false.
NCERT Extract:
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. … 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.”