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(a) HIV and Hepatitis-B are STDs. Mentio...

(a) HIV and Hepatitis-B are STDs. Mention the two other ways by which they can be transmitted to a healthy person.
(b) Why is early detection of STD essential? What can it lead to otherwise? Explain.

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(a) These diseases can be transmitted to a healthy person in the following ways :
1. Unsafe blood transfusion.
2. From infected to foetus.
(b) Early detertion of STD is essential for timely cure. Otherwise this can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID), aboprtions or even cancer of the reproductive tract.
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