• BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Have you had more than 1 partner? Has your 1 partner had more than 1 partner? Congrats. You got the herp.

    Did you grow up in a household where your parents kissed you? Congrats, you got the herp.

    Do you hate cost efficient frugal computer parts and have only ever had 1 sex partner that also was a virgin from households where they didn’t kiss their children? Congrats, you might not actually have the herp.

    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simplex-virus

    https://www.cdc.gov/herpes/about/index.html

    An estimated 3.7 billion people under age 50 (67%) globally have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, the main cause of oral herpes. An estimated 491 million people aged 15–49 (13%) worldwide have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, the main cause of genital herpes. Most HSV infections are asymptomatic or unrecognized, but symptoms of herpes include painful blisters or ulcers that can recur over time. Infection with HSV-2 increases the risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV infection.