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This 3 page paper looks at symptoms of STDs and how they are treated. The case study involves a man who presents with red lesions on his penis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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with several individuals during the course of a year and is now developing symptoms. He reports having reddish lesions on his genitalia. Although this symptom can indicate several types of
sexually transmitted diseases, a doctor should rule out other causes such as cancer. However, in evaluating the symptoms, it is not unlikely that he has contracted an STD. Therefore, several
possibilities will be evaluated. Chancroid, for example, is a disease that does first present with tiny red lesions but these quickly change to pustules ("Chancroid," 2003). There is no
specific test for this STD and it is difficult to diagnose; however, after the condition is successfully diagnosed, it may be treated with antibiotics (2003). Another disease that is
also sexually transmitted, but is more common than Chancroid is genital herpes. Most people have heard of this disorder and many people live with it for the rest of their
lives. It first presents in two to twelve days since initial contact, but that does not always occur so quickly ("Initial," 2003). In fact, for some people, symptoms do not
appear for months (2003). Hen,e one can contract this disease and not realize it and so will not be able to determine how it was initiated. This means that contacting
partners, or figuring out who might have given one the disease, can become rather difficult. Characteristic symptoms of herpes are sores, and these vary in size and appearance from person
to person ("Initial," 2003). Redness may also be a sign (2003). Herpes does have a variety of symptoms and tend to occur in outbreaks which happen repeatedly over a
persons lifetime (2003). While genital herpes can be treated with drugs, there is no cure for the disease. Although very uncomfortable, this disease does not progress or cause serious conditions
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