Friday, February 10, 2012

1 in 6 Americans Has Herpes: CDC

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2010-03-09
Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reporting that as many as one in every six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). This finding was based on data from the 2005 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. CDC officials say this herpes infection rate--about 17 percent of people in the United States--is the same as a previous survey done from 1999 to 2004.   Read full story >
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