Nursing in Practice

Viral vulvo-vaginal infections and how to recognise and manage them

Dr Louise Clarke discusses presentations of viral vulvo-vaginal infections and how nurses can ensure prompt diagnosis and appropriate care ...
WRAL

Herpes Is Slowly Retreating, but the Infection Remains Common

The prevalence of both genital and oral herpes simplex virus infections has declined steadily since 2000. Still, roughly half of middle-aged Americans are infected. HSV-1, or oral herpes, causes cold ...
Yahoo

It's possible to get herpes from kissing - here's what you need to know to protect yourself and others

Herpes can be transmitted through kissing and oral contact with an infected person's genitals. IAN HOOTON/ Getty Images Oral and genital herpes can be transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact, ...
WESA

Genital herpes is a 'forgotten' virus. But that doesn't mean it's gone away.

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...
Forbes

Genital Herpes And The Future Of Gene Editing

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An experienced weaver of health, technology, ethics and spirituality. Every single second around the world, someone is infected ...
New York Post

Yes, it’s possible to get an STI without having sex — here’s how

Experts share the surprising and sex-free ways you can contract an STI. onephoto - stock.adobe.com While sex is built into the very definition of an STI, experts caution that it is possible to ...
JSTOR Daily

Lower Genital Tract Infections Among HIV-Infected and High-Risk Uninfected Women: Findings of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)

Background and Objectives: Few comparisons of factors associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV are available for representative samples of American women. Goal of the Study: To ...