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- Herpes Simplex - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
Everyone is at risk for herpes simplex virus. According to the latest U.S. data from 1999 - 2004, 57.7% of Americans ages 14 49 years are infected with the HSV-1 virus, the main cause of oral herpes and some cases of genital herpes. About 17% of Americans in the same age range test positive for the HSV-2 virus, the main cause of genital herpes. Infection rates for both viruses have declined since the late 1980s. However, infection is lifelong, so once a person is infected, he or she...
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