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Question
Salvarsan is arsenic-containing drug which was first used for the treatment of ______.
Options
Syphilis
Typhoid
Meningitis
Dysentry
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Solution
Salvarsan is arsenic-containing drug which was first used for the treatment of syphilis.
Explanation:
Salvarsan is arsenic-containing drug which was first used for treatment of syphilis. Syphilis is an acute and chronic infections disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is a sexually transmitted infection. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact but it may also be transmitted from mother to foetus during pregnancy or at birth.
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