Question

The diseases which are transmitted by sexual intimate contact with an infected person are called ___ .

• A. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
• B. HIV
• C. Common cold
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)

The diseases which are transmitted by sexual intimate contact with an infected person are called sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
These include bacterial infections like syphilis and gonorrhoea. Syphilis is caused by bacteria Treponema pallidum. Gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea. It is the inflammation of urinogenital tract. Both are curable diseases.
The causative for AIDS is Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).