Question

Urinogenital tract infection in males accompanied by yellow discharge, burning feeling on passing urine, fever and headache is ______

(a) Gonorrhoea

(b) Syphilis

(c) Genital Herpes

(d) Chancroid

I have been asked this question in a national level competition.

My question is taken from Venereal Diseases in Humans-1 in chapter Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) Gonorrhoea

To explain I would say: Urinogenital tract infection in males accompanied by yellow discharge, burning feeling on passing urine, fever and headache is Gonorrhoea. It is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In males, prostate gland and epididymis may also become infected.