Which topics will the nurse include when preparing to teach a patient with recurrent genital herpes simplex ?

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Patients are taught that shedding of the virus and infection of sexual partners can occur even in asymptomatic periods,that recurrent episodes resolve more quickly,and that sitz baths can be used to relieve pain caused by the lesions. Antiviral medications decrease the number of outbreaks but do not cure herpes simplex infections. Infected areas may be kept dry if this decreases pain and itching.

Which Topics Will the Nurse Include When Preparing to Teach