Which one of the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?
A
Gonorhoea
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B
Syphilis
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C
AIDS
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D
Typhoid
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Solution
The correct option is D Typhoid Sexually transmitted disease is an infection that one can get from having sex with someone who has the infection. Some common examples of STDs are:
Syphilis: Spread by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Gonorrhea: Caused by bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
AIDS: Caused by the virus, HIV.
On the other hand, typhoid is a bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi.