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Originally Posted by AfA_hmor
May I ask what is your source for these figures?
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There are many sources. The stats may vary slightly from site to site but it does not alter the fact that in many developed countries, herpes 1 or 2 (or both) has infected roughly 3 out of 4 adults.
If the cheongsters here have sex with 1 prostitute a week, the chances of them having had sex with a herpes infected prostitute after 10 weeks is almost a certainty.
http://www.herpes.com/hsv1-2.html
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By the time they're teenagers or young adults, about 50% of Americans have HSV-1 antibodies in their blood. By the time they are over age 50, some 80-90% of Americans have HSV-1 antibodies.
By comparison, almost all HSV-2 is encountered after childhood, when people become sexually active. Those who have a prior infection with HSV-1 have an acquired immune response that lowers - though certainly doesn't eliminate-the risk of acquiring HSV-2. According to one study (Mertz, Annals of Internal Medicine,1992), previous oral HSV-1 infection reduces the acquisition of subsequent HSV-2 infection by 40%.
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http://www.herpesdiagnosis.com/infected.html
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How many people have genital herpes?
In the United States 50 � 70% of adults have oral herpes (HSV-1 infection). The highest risk of acquisition is early childhood and adolexcence. But infections are acquired throughout life. Approximately one-quarter of Americans over the age of 15 are infected with genital herpes -- an estimated 45 to 60 million people in the U.S. alone. About 1.5 million new infections of gential HSV-2 infections occur yearly. Herpes simplex virus infections are by far the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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