Which of the following two STIs can be transmitted through contaminated surgical equipment and are not completely curable?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hepatitis-B and AIDS
Option (1) Gonorrhoea and cholera — Incorrect. Gonorrhoea is curable, and cholera is not an STI at all; it spreads through contaminated water.
Option (2) Hepatitis-B and AIDS — Correct. Both hepatitis-B and AIDS (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome) spread through contaminated instruments and blood, and neither is completely curable.
Option (3) AIDS and gonorrhoea — Incorrect. AIDS (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome) fits, but gonorrhoea is curable.
Option (4) Syphilis and trichomoniasis — Incorrect. Both are completely curable if treated 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) – “Infections or diseases which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted infections (STI) or venereal diseases (VD) or reproductive tract infections (RTI). 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.”