A client comes to the outpatient department complaining of vaginal discharge, dysuria, and genital irritation. Suspecting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), the physician orders diagnostic testing of the vaginal discharge. Which STD must be reported to the public health department.
a. bacterial vaginitis
b. gonorrhea
c. genital herpes
d. human papillomavirus (HPV)
Ans: b. gonorrhea
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