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TODAY'S FEATURE ARTICLE:Friday March 12, 2010
Black women have high rate of herpes
Recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control find that nearly half all Black woman have herpes. The CDC reports that 48 percent of Black women ages 14 to 49 have herpes simplex 2, the virus that causes the disease. It is the most common STD in the U.S. At 39.2 percent, African Americans have at least three times greater odds of contracting herpes than White people, who only have a 12.3 percent likelihood of having the condition. ...   Click Here to Read More
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Overview
How does someone get genital herpes?
While some people realize that they have genital herpes, many do not. It is estimated that one in five adults in the United States has genital herpes, however, as many as 90% are unaware...
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
Diagnosis
Blood tests can be used when a person has no visible symptoms but has concerns about having herpes. A blood test can show if a person has been infected at any time with HSV...
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Treatment
How to Treat Herpes
Although there is no cure for genital herpes, your health care worker might prescribe one of three medicines to treat it as well as to help prevent future episodes ...
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Prevention
How can I prevent herpes?
Persons with herpes should abstain from sexual activity with uninfected partners when lesions or other symptoms of herpes are present. Sex partners should be advised...
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Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials and Studies Related to Herpes
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others...
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Links to Associations and Medical Organizations
We've gathered together many internet links to get you to the information you need on herpes advocacy, programs, services and research...
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