Human Health And Diseases Ques 74
74. Which of the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?
[2015 RS]
(a) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
(b) Trichomoniasis
(c) Encephalitis
(d) Syphilis
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) Encephalitis is a disease of inflammation of the brain. It is not transmitted sexually. Most commonly it is caused by a virus. Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a zoonotic alphavirus and arbovirus, and was first recognized in horses in 1831 in Massachusetts. The first confirmed human cases were identified in New England in 1938.
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