Which of the following diseases spread through infected needles or by blood transfusion?
A
Measles
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B
Mumps
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C
AIDS
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D
Kalazar
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Solution
The correct option is B AIDS AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is an infection which is caused by Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The causative agent of the disease is a virus and so the disease can spread from one person to the other by sexual contact. The disease also spreads through the use of the infected needles, syringes and blood transfusion from the infected person.