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TIL about Ocular Herpes Simplex Keratitis. This is HSV of the eyes. While 1/3 of humans have genital HSV, about 1.4M people have OHSK. Also, Keratitis is the #1 cause of cornea-related blindness.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 8:44 am

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TIL 1 out of 6 people have genital herpes.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 7:57 pm

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TIL rhesus macaque monkeys from Asia were released in Florida’s Silver Springs park 100 years ago. Today there are thriving colonies across Florida, many carrying Herpes B (which is harmless to monkeys but deadly to humans). 50 people have been infected with Herpes B and 21 have died since 1932.

by whatilearned February 25, 2022, 6:45 pm

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TIL Around 30% of sexually-transmitted newer HIV infections are attributed to the Herpes virus (HSV-2)

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 2:36 am

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Are people who dont believe masks work the same people that get confused on how they got herpes because they pulled out?

by QuestionGuy January 14, 2022, 12:49 pm

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Anal Herpes and Plugging Meth

by CopyPastaArchive August 16, 2021, 6:17 am

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How did Santa Catch Herpes?

by cringeyjokesman July 31, 2021, 6:02 am

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TIL that a team of scientists have developed a novel gene therapy to cure herpes simplex. This therapy has already removed over 90% of the latent virus in mice, with current trials working on completely eradicating the virus in guinea pigs. Human clinical trials are expected to begin in late 2023.

by whatilearned July 14, 2021, 7:44 pm

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Vaginal Treatment Prevents Herpes Small anti-herpes RNA molecules applied to the vagina protect mice against new herpes infections for 1 week. It's hoped a similar strategy will work for HIV.

by DailyHealthNews July 13, 2021, 5:59 pm

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Circumcision May Reduce Risk of STDs Uganda study: Circumcised men have a 25% lower risk of genital herpes and a 35% lower risk of HPV, the virus that causes genital warts and cancers.

by DailyHealthNews July 12, 2021, 3:18 pm

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Condoms Help Cut Risk of Genital Herpes Condom use reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of contracting genital herpes, according to a new review of research.

by DailyHealthNews July 10, 2021, 6:25 pm

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CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to 1 in 2 black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal.

by DailyHealthNews July 6, 2021, 2:39 pm

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