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Show Medical advances made in transmitted diseases During the past few decades, there has been an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases known as STD's. At the same time, medical research has enabled great advances in their treatment and cure. Dermatologists are specially trained in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Herpes simplex is a contagious viral infection contracted by close contact with people with active lesions. It can recur repeatedly. After initial infection, infec-tion, the herpes virus may lie dormant throughout the individual's lifetime, but the infection may flare up spontaneously spon-taneously or following fever, illness, sunburn, injury or stress. Herpes simplex appears most often on the lips, genitalia and buttocks. Attacks At-tacks usually occur in three phases. 1. Pain, tingling or itching in the affected af-fected area, two to 24 hours In-fore onset of attack. This is called the "prodrome." 2 Redness, swelling and development develop-ment of tiny blisters. 3. The blisters dry and scabs form When the scabs arc shed and new skin forms, the attack is over Attacks range in length from. ten days. Frequency and durac-flareups durac-flareups cannot Ik predicted. Herpes simplex is contagious its blistering stage, but skin e. should be avoided until the'-''" shed and new skin appears. Current Iv, there is no known herpes simplex. However. matologist can provide more 'lotion 'lo-tion and assistance in control":' ups. Svphilis is an infectious a usuallv transmitted by sexual-course sexual-course or direct contact with skin surfaces. Dermatologists most oftm svphilis with large doses rfPcn,:.'-.; Patients whoare allergic to 1 are treated with totr, erythromycin or other -antibiotics. Gonorrhea is an m'S transmitted during S'-M';"";, Symptoms emerge two to after infection. lVr.natolog.slsniaslrftoi'. .vnK-dlMi.ral.enlswboarr. , i.-nu-dhn may In-t,r,l' , antibiotics. j |