Question
Veneral diseases can spread through [NEET 2021]
I. Using sterile needles.
II. Transfusion of blood from infected person.
III. Infected mother to foetus.
IV. Kissing.
V. Inheritance.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
Answer/Explanation
Ans. (c)
Veneral disease or sexually transmitted disease is defined as a medical condition that can be passed from one person to another via sexual contact, transfusion of blood from infected person and by infected mother to foetus.
Thus, option (c) is correct.
Question
Which of the following STDs are not curable? [NEET (Oct.) 2020]
(a) Genital herpes, hepatitis-B, HIV infection
(b) Chlamydiasis, Syphilis, genital warts
(c) HIV, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis
(d) Gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, hepatitis-B
Answer/Explanation
Ans. (a)
Except for hepatitis-B, genital herpes and HIV infections other sexually transmitted diseases are completely curable if detected early and treated properly. Diseases or infections which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) or Venereal Diseased (VD) or Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI).
Question
Select the option including all sexually transmitted diseases. [NEET (Sep.) 2020]
(a) Gonorrhoea, Malaria, Genital herpes
(b) AIDS, Malaria, Filaria
(c) Cancer, AIDS, Syphilis
(d) Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Genital herpes
Answer/Explanation
Ans. (d)
Gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes are sexually transmitted diseases. Gonorrhoea is caused by a bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can infect both men and women. It can cause infections in the genitals, rectum and throat. Syphilis is caused by a bacterium Treponema pallidum. It starts as painless sore typically on the genitals, rectum or mouth. Genital herpes is caused by a virus Type-ll Herpes simplex virus. It causes herpetic sores, which are painful bilsters (fluid-filled bumps) that can break open and ooze fluid.
Question
Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases do not specifically affect reproductive organs? [NEET (Odisha) 2019]
(a) Genital warts and Hepatitis-B
(b) Syphilis and Genital herpes
(c) AIDS and Hepatitis-B
(d) Chlamydiasis and AIDS
Answer/Explanation
Ans. (c)
AIDS and Hepatitis-B are sexually transmitted diseases which do not specifically affect reproductive organs. AIDS affects the overall immune system of the individual and Hepatitis-B affects the liver. These are called STD because these spread through unsafe sex or unprotected sex.
Question
Match the following sexually transmitted diseases (column I) with their causative agent (column II) and select the correct option. [NEET 2017]
Codes
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
Answer/Explanation
Ans. (a)