title: Overview: sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: Unlike syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection, which can cause serious short-term and long-term problems but are themselves curable, the viral STDs I have discussed are incurable and have worrisome long-term complications. The management of these illnesses should emphasize primary prevention, which involves the use of condoms and selectivity in the choice of sexual partners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D002602:Chancroid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission