NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following STDs are not curable?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AGenital herpes, Hepatitis B, HIV infection
  2. BChlamydiasis, Syphilis, Genital warts
  3. CHIV, Gonorrhoea, Trichomoniasis
  4. DGonorrhoea, Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis B

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) These are viral STDs, and viral infections are generally not completely curable:
Genital herpes → HSV (virus), remains latent
Hepatitis B → HBV (virus), chronic infection possible
HIV infection → retrovirus, no permanent cure.

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