Which sexually transmitted disease cannot be cured by antibiotics?
- A. Gonorrhoea
- B. Syphilis
- C. Chlamydia
- D. Genital herpes
Explanation
Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus, and antibiotics act only on bacterial structures and pathways, so they are useless against it. Antiviral drugs can shorten and space out the attacks but the virus stays latent in nerve ganglia for life. The other three are bacterial infections and are curable if treatment is started early and completed.