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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Global
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Median 10 days for symptoms; Antigen/antibody assay becomes detectable about 2-3 weeks after infection; 99% of patients have reactive assays within 6 weeks of infection; In rare cases, it may take up to 6 months to develop antibodies to HIV; [CDC Travel]
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Chancroid
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Common in tropical and subtropical regions with occasional outbreaks in the USA; [CCDM] Rarely seen in the USA except in occasional urban outbreaks; [PPID, p. 1447]
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3-5 days; up to 2 weeks reported; [CCDM]
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Chlamydial urethritis and cervicitis
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Global
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Probably about 7 days to 2 weeks; [CCDM] Within 4 days for about 50% of men with NGU; [PPID, p. 1455] 7-14 days for NGU versus 4 days for gonococcal urethritis; [PPID, p. 2310]
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Genital herpes
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Global
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2-12 days; [CCDM]
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Gonorrhea
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Global
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2-14 days for male urethritis and usually >10 days for female cervicitis; [Merck Manual, p. 1704]
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Granuloma inguinale
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Endemic in tropical/subtropical countries including central & northern Australia; southern India; Papua New Guinea; Guyana, Vietnam and occasionally in Latin America, Caribbean islands, and central, eastern & southern Africa; [CCDM]
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7 days to 4 weeks; range of 3 days to 6 months; [Guerrant, p. 964] Probably from 1 to 16 weeks; [CCDM]
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Hepatitis B
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Global; Endemic areas (carrier rates of >10%) include Asia & sub-Saharan Africa; A chronic progressive disorder in high-prevalence areas; [PPID, p. 1556]
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90 days (60-150 days); [CDC Travel]
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus infection
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Both HTLV-1 and ATL are endemic in southwestern Japan and the Caribbean; [Harrisons, p. 298] Endemic in central Africa, Caribbean, parts of S. America, Japan & other focal areas; [PPID, p. 2185]
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50-60 years for signs and symptoms of disease; [CCDM, p. 303] Most HAM/TSP cases occur in adults in the 30- to 50- year age group, but cases in children as young as 3 have been reported; [Cecil, p. 2204]
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Lymphogranuloma venereum
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Endemic in Arica, India, Southeast Asia, South America, and the Caribbean; [Cecil, p. 1980] Increasing incidence since 2003 in developed countries among HIV-infected males with proctitis; [CCDM, p. 370]
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3 days to 4 weeks for primary lesion; 10 days to months for buboes; [CCDM]
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Molluscum contagiosum
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Global
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19-50 days (after experimental inoculation); 7 days to 6 months (from clinical reports); [CCDM, p. 415]
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Papillomavirus infections (anogenital)
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Global
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As long as two years (usually 3-4 months); [Harrison ID, 2nd Ed, p. 821] 1-20 months (usually 2-3 months); [CCDM]
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Pelvic inflammatory disease
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Global
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Estimated: 1 day to many weeks or months;
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Phthirus pubis infestation
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Global
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7-8 days (egg incubation); 17-22 days (life span); [PPID, p. 3484]
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Proctitis, sexually-transmitted
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Global
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Estimated: 1 day to several weeks;
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Syphilis
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Global
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3 weeks (10-90 days); [ABX Guide] Chancre (lasts 4-6 weeks and incubation rarely exceeds 6 weeks); Secondary syphilis (lasts 2-6 weeks and appears 6-8 weeks after chancre heals); [Harrison ID, p. 659-60]
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Trichomoniasis
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Global
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5-28 days; [CCDM]
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