Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), also known as venereal diseases, are infectious diseases passed from one person to another during sexual contact. ... People with these diseases remain infected for their entire lives. ... The symptoms of HSV can be treated with antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, but HSV cannot completely dismissed from the body, it is incurable. AIDS, the result of infection with the (HIV), is an incurable and deadly STD. ... In most cases hepatitis B is incurable, but strenuous chemotherapy can eliminate the virus in some patients. ...

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There are bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases. ... Herpes is an incurable disease. ... Gonorrhea is less common infectious disease then is herpes. It is said that over 600,000 who are infected with the disease, and only ½ are reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... With herpes, though incurable, there are remedies to combat the outbreaks so it will not look so unpleasant. ...

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Then very few people knew hardly anything about the disease. ... These cells manufacture antibodies to protect against disease and cancer. ... When the disease first appeared, it took physicians great lengths to figure out that a single new disease was involved. ... HIV/AIDS infection is becoming a manageable disease. ... These illnesses are referred to as "opportunistic" infections or diseases. ...

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