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asmuchas16percentoftheu.s.populationbetweentheagesof14and49hasgenitalherpes,accordingtoagovernmentstudyreleasedtuesday.
and***uallytran**itteddiseasesofallvarietiesinfect19millionmoreamericanseveryyear--aratethatcoststhehealthcaresystemsome$16billionannually,thenationalhealthandnutritionexaminationsurvey(nhanes)found.thestudywasreleasedbythecentersfordiseasecontrolandpreventionaspartofthethenationalstdpreventionconferenceinatlanta,georgia.
theherpessimplex2virus--oneofthemostcommon***uallytran**itteddiseasesintheunitedstates--causespainful,recurringgenitalsores.
"thisstudyservesasastarkreminderthatherpesremainsacommonandserioushealththreatintheunitedstates.everyoneshouldbeawareofthesymptoms,riskfactorsandstepsthatcanbetakentopreventthespreadofthislifelongandincurableinfection,"saiddr.kevinfenton,directorofthecdc'snationalcenterforhiv/aids,viralhepatitis,stdandtbprevention.
womenandafrican-americanshavethehighestrateofgenitalherpesinfections.accordingtothestudy,oneinfivewomenisinfectedwiththeherpesvirus.theinfectionratewasalmosttwiceashighamongwomen--nearly21percent--thanamongmen,at11.5percent.
forafrican-americans,theprevalenceofinfectionwas39.2percent--morethanthreetimesthatofwhites,at12.3percent.blackwomenaremostaffectedbythedisease,withaninfectionrateof48percent.
fentonsaidthehighratesofherpesamongafrican-americansismostlikelycontributingtothehighrateofhivinthatcommunity.infact,statisticsshowthatpeoplewithherpesaretwotothreetimesmorelikelytogethivifexposed.
thecdcestimatesthatmorethan80percentofthepeoplewhohavetheherpessimplex2virusdon'tknowtheyareinfected.manypeopleneverhavesymptomsoroutbreaks,orthosesymptomsaremildandmistakenforsomethingelse.buttran**issioncanoccurwithoutsymptomsorvisiblesores.
"manyindividualsaretran**ittingherpestootherswithoutevenknowingit,"saiddr.johnm.douglasjr.,directorofthecdc'sdivisionofstdprevention."wecan'taffordtobecomplacentaboutthisdisease.itisimportantthatpersonswithsymptomssuggestiveofherpes--especiallyrecurrentsoresinthegenitalarea--seekclinicalcaretodetermineifthesesymptomsmaybeduetoherpesandmightbenefitfromtreatment."
thesenewnumbersarefromdatabetween2005and2008andareconsistentwiththelaststudy,whichcovered1999-2004.thecdcsaysthattherewasaslightdeclineininfectionratesbutthatitwasnotstatisticallysignificant.
preventionstrategiescanhelpreducenationalrates,thecdcsaid,andthereareanumberofeffectivedrugsthatcanhelptreatandpreventoutbreaks.
douglassaidpeoplewhoknowtheirherpesstatusshouldavoid***whentheyhavesymptomsorsores,limittheirnumberof***ualpartners,andusecondomsconsistentlyandcorrectly.
however,cdcexpertssaythereareanumberofbarrierstotreatment,includingpovertyandlackofaccesstocare.theysayyoungwomenoftendon'tgettestedforstdsbecauseofmisinformationandstigma.
accordingtofourstudiesalsoreleasedatthenationalstdpreventionconferenceontuesday,african-americansareshoulderingaheavystdburden.
whileafrican-americansmakeup12percentoftheu.s.population,thatpopulationaccountsfornearlyhalfofallreportedsyphilisandchlamydiacases,morethan70percentofallreportedgonorrheacasesandabouthalfofallnewhivinfections.
and,accordingtocdcexperts,whileafrican-americanwomenandmenareoftenunwillingtogettested,doctorsareoftenreluctanttodiscuss***ualhealthwiththeirpatients--particularlywithblackmalepatients.
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and***uallytran**itteddiseasesofallvarietiesinfect19millionmoreamericanseveryyear--aratethatcoststhehealthcaresystemsome$16billionannually,thenationalhealthandnutritionexaminationsurvey(nhanes)found.thestudywasreleasedbythecentersfordiseasecontrolandpreventionaspartofthethenationalstdpreventionconferenceinatlanta,georgia.
theherpessimplex2virus--oneofthemostcommon***uallytran**itteddiseasesintheunitedstates--causespainful,recurringgenitalsores.
"thisstudyservesasastarkreminderthatherpesremainsacommonandserioushealththreatintheunitedstates.everyoneshouldbeawareofthesymptoms,riskfactorsandstepsthatcanbetakentopreventthespreadofthislifelongandincurableinfection,"saiddr.kevinfenton,directorofthecdc'snationalcenterforhiv/aids,viralhepatitis,stdandtbprevention.
womenandafrican-americanshavethehighestrateofgenitalherpesinfections.accordingtothestudy,oneinfivewomenisinfectedwiththeherpesvirus.theinfectionratewasalmosttwiceashighamongwomen--nearly21percent--thanamongmen,at11.5percent.
forafrican-americans,theprevalenceofinfectionwas39.2percent--morethanthreetimesthatofwhites,at12.3percent.blackwomenaremostaffectedbythedisease,withaninfectionrateof48percent.
fentonsaidthehighratesofherpesamongafrican-americansismostlikelycontributingtothehighrateofhivinthatcommunity.infact,statisticsshowthatpeoplewithherpesaretwotothreetimesmorelikelytogethivifexposed.
thecdcestimatesthatmorethan80percentofthepeoplewhohavetheherpessimplex2virusdon'tknowtheyareinfected.manypeopleneverhavesymptomsoroutbreaks,orthosesymptomsaremildandmistakenforsomethingelse.buttran**issioncanoccurwithoutsymptomsorvisiblesores.
"manyindividualsaretran**ittingherpestootherswithoutevenknowingit,"saiddr.johnm.douglasjr.,directorofthecdc'sdivisionofstdprevention."wecan'taffordtobecomplacentaboutthisdisease.itisimportantthatpersonswithsymptomssuggestiveofherpes--especiallyrecurrentsoresinthegenitalarea--seekclinicalcaretodetermineifthesesymptomsmaybeduetoherpesandmightbenefitfromtreatment."
thesenewnumbersarefromdatabetween2005and2008andareconsistentwiththelaststudy,whichcovered1999-2004.thecdcsaysthattherewasaslightdeclineininfectionratesbutthatitwasnotstatisticallysignificant.
preventionstrategiescanhelpreducenationalrates,thecdcsaid,andthereareanumberofeffectivedrugsthatcanhelptreatandpreventoutbreaks.
douglassaidpeoplewhoknowtheirherpesstatusshouldavoid***whentheyhavesymptomsorsores,limittheirnumberof***ualpartners,andusecondomsconsistentlyandcorrectly.
however,cdcexpertssaythereareanumberofbarrierstotreatment,includingpovertyandlackofaccesstocare.theysayyoungwomenoftendon'tgettestedforstdsbecauseofmisinformationandstigma.
accordingtofourstudiesalsoreleasedatthenationalstdpreventionconferenceontuesday,african-americansareshoulderingaheavystdburden.
whileafrican-americansmakeup12percentoftheu.s.population,thatpopulationaccountsfornearlyhalfofallreportedsyphilisandchlamydiacases,morethan70percentofallreportedgonorrheacasesandabouthalfofallnewhivinfections.
and,accordingtocdcexperts,whileafrican-americanwomenandmenareoftenunwillingtogettested,doctorsareoftenreluctanttodiscuss***ualhealthwiththeirpatients--particularlywithblackmalepatients.
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