Which one of the following diseases is sexually transmitted?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hepatitis-B
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that pass from one person to another through sexual intercourse. The common ones are gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, genital warts, trichomoniasis, hepatitis-B and HIV. Hepatitis-B and HIV can also spread by sharing injection needles or by blood transfusion from an infected person.
(1) Cholera — Incorrect. Cholera is a bacterial disease. It spreads through food and water that carry the germ.
(2) Hepatitis-B — Correct. It is one of the common STIs.
(3) Tuberculosis — Incorrect. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease of the lungs. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs.
(4) Malaria — Incorrect. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium. It spreads through the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito.
NCERT Extract:
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