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Question
Explain the mode of transmission of HIV.
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Solution
Modes of transmission of AIDS:
- Unsafe sexual contact: Including oral, vaginal and anal sex.
- Blood: Through blood transfusions or needle sharing.
- From mother to child (Transplacental): A pregnant woman can transmit the virus to her foetus through their shared blood circulation, or a nursing mother can transmit it to her baby from her breast milk.
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Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)
A leading weekly magazine has recently published a survey analysis which says that number of AIDS patient in the country is increasing day by day. The report says that the awareness among the people about AIDS is still very poor. You are discussing the magazine report in your class and a team of your class decides to help people to fight against the dreadful disease.
- What problem you face when trying to educate the people in your village near by your school?
- How do you overcome the problem?
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A sexually transmitted disease symptomised by the development of chancre on the genitals is caused by the infection of ______.
Both sickle cells anaemia and Huntington chorea are:
Given below are some sexually transmitted infections. Identify the number of diseases that are caused by bacteria.
Syphilis, Chlamydiasis, Trichomoniasis, HIV, Hepatitis-B, Genital herpes, genital warts, Gonorthoea.
With the help of a flow chart, illustrate how an infected animal cell can survive while viruses are being replicated or released.
All STDs do not affect the genital organs. Justify the statement.
The following is well-known abbreviation, which have been used in this chapter. Expand to its full form:
AIDS
