Question

Consider the following statements

1. Malaria is caused by the Virus named Plasmodium Vivax

2. Zika virus is transmitted through sexual activity

3. Ritonavir is the medicine is used for the treatment of HIV

Choose the correct answer
1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 2 and 3 only

• Malaria is a disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
• People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness.
• Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito.
• Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it's a very mild infection and is not harmful. But it may be more serious for pregnant women, as there's evidence it causes birth defects – in particular, abnormally small heads (microcephaly).
• A person with Zika can transmit the virus to his or her partner(s) through vaginal sex, anal sex, and likely oral sex.
• Zika has been detected in semen, vaginal fluids, saliva, urine, and breast milk.
• HIV (Human ImmunoDeficiency virus) caused due to the unprotected sexual contact with the affected person. Direct contact with the blood, from the affected mother to her baby.
• ELISA test is used for diagnosis. (ELISA - Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay), and also Western Blot is a diagnostic test for AIDS.
• Medicine - ATZ (Azido Thymidine), Ritonavir, Lamivudine, DDC(DideOxycytidine).

• Plasmodium vivax is not a virus.
• It is a protozoan parasite that belongs to the kingdom Protista, which are single-celled eukaryotes.