Assertion: Patients with STD's often go undetected for a long period in our society.
Reason (B): Social stigmas, asymptomatic patients contribute to the delay of timely detection of STD's.

Options

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct ex planation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

Answer

A

Explanation

Reasons for STD.s patients remaining undetected for a long period are:
(1) Most of the females who are infected. remain asymptomatic and thus undetected for long.
(2) Early stages of infection are marked by absence or less significant symptoms.
(3) Social stigma attached to the STDs, stop the infected persons from going for timely detection and proper treatment.