Select the option including all sexually transmitted diseases.

Select the option including all sexually transmitted diseases.
  1. Gonorrhoea, Malaria, Genital herpes
  2. AIDS, Malaria, Filaria
  3. Cancer, AIDS, Syphilis
  4. Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Genital herpes

Solution

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs):
The diseases which are primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse are called sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or venereal diseases (VD) or reproductive tract infections (RTI). STDs are found across all age groups but are more prevalent in organisms of age 15-24 years.

Examples:

Bacterial STD diseases: Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Chlamydiosis.

Protozoan STD diseases: Trichomoniasis.

Viral STD diseases: AIDS, Genital herpes, Genital warts, Hepatitis, etc.

Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 1)

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