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What Is Herpes? By Alfred J.James
What Is Herpes?
Herpes, an infection caused by the simplex virus, is estimated to be present in 50 to 80 percent of the American adult population. 20 percent, over 50 million people, are infected with genital herpes, also caused by the simplex virus, and the majority of these cases may be unaware they even have it. Studies show that more than 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with genital each year, and the largest increase is occurring in young teens.
Results of a nationally representative study show that genital infection is common in the United States. Nationwide, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection. Between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, the number of Americans with genital infection increased 30 percent!
Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection.
When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.
Genital HSV-2 infection is more common in women (approximately one out of four women) than in men (almost one out of five). This may be due to male-to-female transmissions being more likely than female-to-male transmission.
Living with genital can be a hassle. When you have a outbreak, it can feel like it takes days out of your life. And, you have questions about spreading genital to a partner.
Herpes symptoms can come and go, but the virus stays in the nerve cells of your body even after all signs of the infection have gone away. In most people, the virus becomes active from time to time, creating
Kids on HAART Would Benefit from Revaccinations (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests. New Guidelines Out for Pneumococcal Vaccine (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC. Tigecycline Label to Warn on Increased Death Risk (MedPage Today) -- A warning that the intravenous antibiotic drug tigecycline (Tygacil) is associated with increased risk of death, compared with other antibiotics, will be added to the product's label, the FDA said. Rapid TB Test Shows High Accuracy (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- A two-hour molecular diagnostic test detected tuberculosis bacteria, including rifampin-resistant strains, with sensitivity and specificity well over 90%, researchers found. Few Conn. Physicians Treat Chronic Lyme Disease (MedPage Today) -- Only a very small number of physicians in Connecticut -- the epicenter of Lyme disease -- diagnose and treat patients with the controversial chronic form of this tick-borne infection, a survey found. Tie Healthcare Jobs to Flu Vaccination, Groups Say (CME/CE, with audio) (MedPage Today) -- Healthcare workers should receive annual influenza vaccination as a condition of employment and professional privileges, according to an updated position paper endorsed by two major infectious disease organizations. Hospital-Acquired Infections Trend Downward (MedPage Today) -- Although healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a large and at least partly avoidable problem in hospitals, it appears to be less of one than it was a few years ago, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Vitamin A Hikes HIV Loads in Breast Milk (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- HIV-positive mothers may be more likely to infect infants via breast milk if they take vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements, researchers have found. Decline in Kids' Pneumonia Linked to Vaccine Use (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to have reduced the incidence of pediatric bacterial pneumonia by 20% in England during the first two years after the vaccine was introduced, investigators reported. Declines in Teen Smoking Rates Stalled (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- The declines in tobacco use among young people seen earlier in the decade appear to have leveled off in the last three years, suggesting that greater preventive efforts are needed, CDC researchers report. Lab Tests Confirm Source of Salmonella in Eggs (MedPage Today) -- Test results from environmental samples at Wright County Egg, one of two related companies believed to have supplied Salmonella-contaminated eggs now under nationwide recall, showed strains of the bacteria with the same genomic fingerprint seen in clinical isolates, FDA officials said. Death Rates for Flu Vary Widely from Year to Year (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Death rates associated with influenza vary widely from season to season, but are markedly higher when the more lethal H3N2 strains are prominent among circulating flu variants, according to new CDC estimates. Hand Cleansers Cut Absenteeism (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Putting alcohol-based hand cleansers in work places slashed the incidence of several common infections and reduced the number of workdays lost, a randomized trial showed. Antiviral Tx in Early Pregnancy Safe for Baby (CME/CE, with audio) (MedPage Today) -- Antiviral herpes treatment during the critical period of early pregnancy doesn't appear to increase risk of major birth defects, researchers affirmed. Scrutiny of Iowa Egg Producers Intensifies (MedPage Today) -- Congress has joined the FDA and the CDC in taking a hard look at Iowa-based companies that sent eggs contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis to at least 17 states, sickening hundreds of people.
an outbreak. Some people have virus outbreaks only once or twice. Other people have many outbreaks of each year.
Scientists don't know what causes the virus to become active, but the number of outbreaks a person has tends to go down over a period of years. Some women say the virus comes back when they are sick, under stress, out in the sun, or during their period. There is no cure for to date. Supporting your immune system should be your first goal. A weakened immune system is more prone to outbreaks.
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Kids on HAART Would Benefit from Revaccinations (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests. New Guidelines Out for Pneumococcal Vaccine (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC. Tigecycline Label to Warn on Increased Death Risk (MedPage Today) -- A warning that the intravenous antibiotic drug tigecycline (Tygacil) is associated with increased risk of death, compared with other antibiotics, will be added to the product's label, the FDA said. Rapid TB Test Shows High Accuracy (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- A two-hour molecular diagnostic test detected tuberculosis bacteria, including rifampin-resistant strains, with sensitivity and specificity well over 90%, researchers found. Few Conn. Physicians Treat Chronic Lyme Disease (MedPage Today) -- Only a very small number of physicians in Connecticut -- the epicenter of Lyme disease -- diagnose and treat patients with the controversial chronic form of this tick-borne infection, a survey found. Tie Healthcare Jobs to Flu Vaccination, Groups Say (CME/CE, with audio) (MedPage Today) -- Healthcare workers should receive annual influenza vaccination as a condition of employment and professional privileges, according to an updated position paper endorsed by two major infectious disease organizations. Hospital-Acquired Infections Trend Downward (MedPage Today) -- Although healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a large and at least partly avoidable problem in hospitals, it appears to be less of one than it was a few years ago, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Vitamin A Hikes HIV Loads in Breast Milk (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- HIV-positive mothers may be more likely to infect infants via breast milk if they take vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements, researchers have found. Decline in Kids' Pneumonia Linked to Vaccine Use (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to have reduced the incidence of pediatric bacterial pneumonia by 20% in England during the first two years after the vaccine was introduced, investigators reported. Declines in Teen Smoking Rates Stalled (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- The declines in tobacco use among young people seen earlier in the decade appear to have leveled off in the last three years, suggesting that greater preventive efforts are needed, CDC researchers report. Lab Tests Confirm Source of Salmonella in Eggs (MedPage Today) -- Test results from environmental samples at Wright County Egg, one of two related companies believed to have supplied Salmonella-contaminated eggs now under nationwide recall, showed strains of the bacteria with the same genomic fingerprint seen in clinical isolates, FDA officials said. Death Rates for Flu Vary Widely from Year to Year (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Death rates associated with influenza vary widely from season to season, but are markedly higher when the more lethal H3N2 strains are prominent among circulating flu variants, according to new CDC estimates. Hand Cleansers Cut Absenteeism (CME/CE) (MedPage Today) -- Putting alcohol-based hand cleansers in work places slashed the incidence of several common infections and reduced the number of workdays lost, a randomized trial showed. Antiviral Tx in Early Pregnancy Safe for Baby (CME/CE, with audio) (MedPage Today) -- Antiviral herpes treatment during the critical period of early pregnancy doesn't appear to increase risk of major birth defects, researchers affirmed. Scrutiny of Iowa Egg Producers Intensifies (MedPage Today) -- Congress has joined the FDA and the CDC in taking a hard look at Iowa-based companies that sent eggs contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis to at least 17 states, sickening hundreds of people.
