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Which of the following is a viral infection that can be transmitted through sexual contact?
Tuberculosis
Gonorrhoea
HIV-AIDS
Syphilis
HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS is a viral infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that attacks the body's immune system (specifically CD4 T-cells) and can be transmitted through sexual contact, contaminated blood, or from mother to child. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), while Gonorrhoea and Syphilis are bacterial sexually transmitted infections.
HIV-AIDS is a viral infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that attacks the body's immune system (specifically CD4 T-cells) and can be transmitted through sexual contact, contaminated blood, or from mother to child. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), while Gonorrhoea and Syphilis are bacterial sexually transmitted infections.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and their causative agents form a core part of Human Health & Diseases under General Science biology syllabus in SSC and UPSC examinations.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a retrovirus (RNA virus) that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
Gonorrhoea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and primarily affects the lungs via airborne transmission.
Option A: Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through respiratory droplets, not primarily a sexually transmitted infection.
Option B: Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection, but it is caused by bacteria, not a virus.
Option D: Syphilis is also a sexually transmitted disease, but its causative agent is a spirochete bacterium (Treponema pallidum).
Other viral STIs frequently asked in exams include Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV).
C is correct тАФ HIV-AIDS is caused by a retrovirus and can be transmitted through sexual contact.
In Biology MCQs, always distinguish between Bacterial vs Viral vs Protozoan STIs. HIV, HPV, and Hepatitis B are Viral; Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia are Bacterial; Trichomoniasis is Protozoan.
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