Hepatitis B and C: Differences, Testing, and Current Treatment
Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) can cause chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, but their transmission, prevention, and treatment differ.
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Pubic Lice: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a group of diseases passed from one person to another, most often through sexual contact, though some can also…
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HSV Infection: Transmission, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Herpes is a skin disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It is a chronic condition; some people experience...
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Chlamydia: Symptoms, Site-Specific Testing and Treatment
Chlamydia is not gonorrhea. Learn about often-silent genital, throat, and rectal infection, NAAT testing, treatment, partner care, and retesting.
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How Dangerous Is Hepatitis C? Understanding the Disease, From Prevention to Treatment
Today, as many as 71 million people around the world are living with chronic hepatitis C.
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Molluscum Contagiosum: Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment, and Prevention
Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that causes small, usually painless bumps and can spread through skin contact or shared objects.
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Hepatitis B: Vaccination, Testing, Treatment, and PrEP
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted through blood, sex, and parent-to-child exposure. HBV vaccination is the main prevention method.
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Syphilis: Testing, Treatment, and Follow-Up
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium, and cases in Thailand have risen sharply over the past decade.
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Chlamydia: Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, and How It Differs From NGU
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. It often causes no symptoms, but untreated infection can lead to pelvic…
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Gonorrhea: Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, and How It Differs From NGU
Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Medicine does not divide it into “true gonorrhea” and a second false form of the same disease.
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Reducing Herpes Transmission and Flare-Ups: Practical Guidance
Herpes is a viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes that produces small, clear blisters that break open into sores.
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Herpes Creams: Uses, Limits and Oral Antiviral Treatment
Understand how herpes creams differ from oral antivirals, why product directions matter, and why topical treatment is not the main therapy for genital herpes.
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