| Term | Definition |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease | Infections that are usually transmitted during intimate sexual contact or transmitted from an infected mother to her newborn. May occur with or without symptoms. |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): Incidence | AIDS/HIV
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis, HSV venereal warts
Chlamydia |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): Factors | Unprotected sex.
Permissiveness.
Treatment delay.
Antibiotic Resistance. |
| Genital Herpes | Infectious viral disease
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Type I
Type II
Recurrent disease with no cure. |
| Genital Herpes Type I | Mouth and Lips |
| Genital Herpes Type II | Located in inguinal area |
| Genital Herpes: Assessment/ Clinical Manifestations | Vesicles
Initial lesions persist for 3 to 10 days
Recurrent lesions have a duration of 7 to 10 days |
| Genital Herpes: Diagnosis | Physical examination and patient history
Tissue cultures |
| Genital Herpes: Medical Management | Lesions heal spontaneously
Lidocaine
Acyclovir (Zovirax)
Valacyclovir (Valtrex)
Famciclovir (Famvir)
Hygiene
Loose fitting cotton undergarments
Frequent sitz baths
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| Syphilis | infectious systemic disease that may be either congenital or acquired through sexual contact or contaminated needles |
| Syphilis: Stages | Primary
Secondary
Latent
Tertiary |
| Syphilis: Primary Stage | organism's entry into the body. Incubation is usually 10 to 90 days |
| Syphilis: Secondary Stage | Between six to eight weeks and six months after the infection begins. systemic infection marked by the eruption of skin rashes and ulcers in the mucous membranes |
| Syphilis: Latent Stage | Characterized by relative absence of external symptoms. pregnant women can transmit syphilis to their unborn children during the latency period |
| Syphilis: Tertiary Stage | pregnant women can transmit syphilis to their unborn children during the latency period |
