A sexually transmitted disease which develops symptoms like chancre on the genitals is caused by the infection of ___.

Treponema pallidum

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Human immune deficiency virus

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Hepatitis B virus

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Solution

The correct option is A Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Syphilis develops in four stages, each with a different set of symptoms. During the primary stage of syphilis, a sore (chancre) that is usually painless develops at the site where the bacteria entered the body.

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