Question

Arsenic drugs are mainly used in the treatment of
(A) Jaundice
(B) Typhoid
(C) Syphilis
(D) Cholera

Answer 1

Hint: Arsenic drug or Arsenic trioxide is an important inorganic compound use in medication. The formulae of arsenic trioxide is $A{{s}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}$.It is an anticancer drug which means that it is generally used for the treatment of cancer. Arsenic is toxic, handling of arsenic requires special attention. If the level of arsenic is elevated in the body it can lead to arsenic poisoning.

Complete step by step solution:
Arsenic is one of the natural components found on the earth crust and it is widely dispersed in air, land and water. It is highly toxic when present in its inorganic form. Arsenic trioxide is used in the treatment of cancer of the white blood cells which is also known as leukaemia.
Phenobarbital is used in the treatment of jaundice. Similarly, chloramphenicol is used in the treatment of typhoid and Erythromycin is used in the treatment jaundice.
The arsenic drug was used to treat the disease syphilis because arsenic kills the bacteria (Treponema pallidum) which causes syphilis. Syphilis is a type of bacterial infection which generally spreads through sexual contact. Syphilis is a very dangerous disease as it can lead to damage to the central nervous system and sometimes it can cause paralysis.

Hence the correct answer is (C) syphilis.

Note: Arsenic was used in the treatment of syphilis around the 19 century. Most of the patients generally with late-stage syphilis did not get better by the treatment and also arsenic is very toxic so it becomes very difficult for the doctors to handle it before injecting.