BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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This disease can be transmitted through blood and sexual fluids.
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smallpox
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cholera
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HIV
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malaria
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -HIV is passed on through blood, semen, vaginal fluid, anal mucus and breast milk, if the person with HIV has a detectable viral load. It’s not passed on by spitting, sneezing or coughing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bodily fluids that can transmit HIV include blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal fluids (1).
Detailed explanation-3: -By mosquitoes, ticks, or other insects. Through saliva, tears, or sweat. By hugging, shaking hands, sharing toilets, sharing dishes, or closed-mouth or “social” kissing with someone who has HIV. Through other sexual activities that don’t involve the exchange of body fluids (for example, touching).
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