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Match the following sexually transmitted diseases (Column - I) with their causative agent (Column - II) and select the correct option.
 
Column–I Column–II
(a) Gonorrhea (i) HIV
(b) Syphilis (ii) Neisseria
(c) Genital Warts (iii) Treponema
(d) AIDS (iv) Human Papilloma-Virus
BiologyReproductive HealthNEETNEET 2017
Options:
  • A abciiiiiiv  d(i)
  • B abciiiivi  dii
  • C abciviiiii  di
  • D abciviiiii  di
Solution:
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The correct answer is: abciiiiiiv  d(i)

GONORRHEA: It is a type of sexually transmitted disease caused by a gonococcus bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

SYPHILIS: It is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. 

GENITAL WARTS: It is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

AIDS: It is caused by a retrovirus called HIV.

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