Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 24 - Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - Micro in the Clinic Follow-Up: Picture-Perfect Romance - Questions - Page 777: 2

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A couple wants to practice "safe sex" by using condoms whenever the woman has herpes lesions. But using condoms will not give much protection to the man from becoming infected with the human herpesvirus because women usually get herpes lesions on the external genitalia. The couple should wait for the lesions to disappear completely to avoid the transmission of the virus to the man.

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