Question detail
What type of disease is gonorrhoea classified as?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Communicable diseases
Question
- A. Viral disease
- B. Bacterial disease
- C. Fungal disease
- D. Parasitic disease
Answer
The correct option is Bacterial disease because it matches the approved biology in Bacterial diseases within Communicable diseases.
Explanation
The correct option is Bacterial disease because it stays accurate for Bacterial diseases in Communicable diseases. It matches the approved learning objective about explain that gonorrhoea was once easily treated with penicillin but resistant strains are now common and avoids the oversimplified distractors.
Common mistake
Misunderstanding Treatment History
Students often state that gonorrhoea can still be easily treated with penicillin, failing to recognize the emergence of resistant strains.
Students should emphasize that while gonorrhoea was once easily treated with penicillin, the development of resistant strains means that this treatment is no longer effective for many cases.
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