Question:

Veneral diseases can spread through : (a) Using sterile needles (b) Transfusion of blood from infected person (c) Infected mother to foetus (d) Kissing (e) Inheritance Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Updated On: Jul 25, 2024
  • (a), (b) and (c) only
  • (b), (c) and (d) only
  • (b) and (c) only
  • (a) and (c) only
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Venereal disease can spread through transfusion of blood from infected person, infected mother to foetus, etc. Kissing can also transmit a few STIs like CMV (cytomegalovirus), HSV (herpes simplex virus) and syphilis.
Kissing also can transmit a few STIs like CMV, herpes and syphilis.
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HIV and AIDS

What Is HIV?

HIV is a virus that attacks cells that help the body to fight infection and  making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases. It is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV. It is most commonly during the unprotected sex or when share injection or drugs equipment.

What Is AIDS?

It is the late stage of HIV infection that occurs when the body’s immune system is badly damaged because of the virus.