A patient who is currently not sexually active has an outbreak of genital herpes. The patient asks the primary care NP how this could have occurred without active infection since being treated more than 2 years ago
The NP should tell the patient that: a. the infection must be due to a resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) strain.
b. the original infection may have been partially treated.
c. the current infection may be from contact with a toilet seat.
d. successful treatment won't prevent future outbreaks of active infection.
D
Treatment of acute infection does not eliminate chronic infection, and outbreaks can occur at any time. Latency and outbreaks are not necessarily caused by resistant HSV strains. The current infection is not caused by contact with a toilet seat.
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