Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases do not specifically affect reproductive organs? (NEET Odisha)
Answer: (C) AIDS and Hepatitis B. Answer: (c) AIDS and Hepatitis B Solution: Most STIs such as syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis and genital warts produce lesions/symptoms in the genital region, i.e., they specifically affect the reproductive organs.
- A.Genital warts and Hepatitis-B
- B.Syphilis and Genital herpes
- C.AIDS and Hepatitis B✓
- D.Chlamydiasis and AIDS
Correct Answer
(C) AIDS and Hepatitis B
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (c) AIDS and Hepatitis B Solution: Most STIs such as syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis and genital warts produce lesions/symptoms in the genital region, i.e., they specifically affect the reproductive organs. HIV/AIDS and hepatitis-B are systemic infections (affecting the immune system and liver respectively) that are sexually transmitted but do not specifically target the reproductive organs, and both can also spread through shared needles, blood transfusion or mother to foetus. NCERT Reference: Reproductive Health, p.47 — "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."