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All reproductive tract infections RTIs are STDs, but all STDs are not RTIs. Justify with example.
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Solution
Among the common STs-gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, hepatitis-B, AIDs etc., hepatitis-B, and AIDs are not infections of the reproductive organs though their mode of transmission could be through sexual contact also. All other diseases are transmitted through sexual contact and are also infections of the reproductive tract.
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