Tag Archives: herpes simplex virus
U.S. herpes rates remain high
Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Doctor.
About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according [...]
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Shocking Report: Half of Black Women Have Herpes!
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Doctor.
ATLANTA – About 1 in 6 Americans (16.2 percent) between the ages of 14 and 49 is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), according to a national health survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HSV-2 is a lifelong and incurable infection that can cause recurrent and painful genital [...]
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Herpes Drug Might Also Slow HIV Progression
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Doctor.
New research suggests that people who are infected with both HIV-1, a strain of the AIDS virus, and herpes simplex virus type 2 could benefit in more than one way by taking a herpes drug acyclovir. In addition to treating herpes, the medication appears to also slow the progression of HIV.
“While the HIV-disease ameliorating effect [...]