A 19-year-old goes to Planned Parenthood clinic with complaints of painful lesions, fever, headache, and vaginal discharge. After testing she is diagnosed with Herpes simplex virus type 2. What education should the nurse include in a teaching plan? (Select All that Apply.)

A. Use of barrier protection → Condoms reduce the risk of transmission but do not eliminate it completely since HSV-2 can spread through skin-to-skin contact. B. Handwashing → Proper hand hygiene prevents the spread of the virus, especially after touching lesions. C. Penicillin → HSV-2 is a viral infection, and penicillin (an antibiotic) is ineffective. Antiviral medications (e.g., acyclovir) are used instead. D. Perineal care of genital lesions → Keeping lesions clean and dry promotes healing and prevents secondary infections. E. Gardasil injection → Gardasil protects against HPV (human papillomavirus), not herpes simplex virus (HSV).