NEETZoologyReproductive Health
Which infections are not completely curable if detected early and treated properly?
Options
- AGonorrhoea and syphilis
- BHepatitis-B, genital herpes, and HIV infections
- CChlamydiasis and trichomoniasis
- DGenital warts and trichomoniasis
Correct answer
B. Hepatitis-B, genital herpes, and HIV infections
Step-by-step solution
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. Early symptoms of most of these are minor and include itching, fluid discharge, slight pain, swellings, etc., in the genital region. Infected females may oft