Question

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases is not completely curable ?
A) Gonorrhoea
B) Genital warts
C) Genital herpes
D) Chlamydiasis

Answer 1

Hint:Diseases or infection which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted disease or venereal disease or reproductive tract infections.

Complete answer:
>Sexually transmitted diseases are a major threat to the health of the society .Therefore prevention or early detection and cure of the disease are given prime consideration under the Reproductive Health Care program.
>Though all persons are vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases there incidents reported to be very high among persons in the age group of 15 to 24 years the age to which most sexually transmitted diseases occur.
>Some common sexually transmitted diseases are : Gonorrhoea , genital warts , genital herpes , chlamydiasis , hepatitis-B and the most discussed infection in recent years , HIV leading to AIDS are some of the sexually transmitted diseases.
>Some infections like hepatitis B and HIV can also be transmitted by sharing injection needles , surgical instruments with infected persons .They can also be transmitted by transfusion of blood or from an infected mother to the foetus .
>Most of the sexually transmitted diseases are completely curable if detected early and treated properly.
But some of the sexually transmitted diseases such as hepatitis-B , genital herpes and HIV infections are not completely curable.

Hence the correct answer is option (C)

Note:There are some methods to avoid sexually transmitted disease :
>Avoid sex with unknown partners or multiple partners.
>Always use condoms during coitus.
>In case of doubt one should go to a qualified doctor for early detection and get complete treatment if diagnosed with disease.