More Than 16 Percent of Americans Have Genital Herpes: CDC

(United Press International) UPDATED 2010-04-23

According to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have been infected with genital herpes. The survey also found that genital herpes rates are almost twice as high in women as they are in men, and three times higher in African Americans than in whites. Read full story >

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More Than 16 Percent of Americans Have Genital Herpes: CDC

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