That 50 to 80 percent of americans adults have oral herpes and one in five adults in the U.S. have genital herpes?
2007-08-18 04:37:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Yes it is true.
"Between 50 and 80 percent of American adults have HSV-1. And about 25 percent of American adults have HSV-2. Millions of people do not know they have herpes because they never had, or noticed, the symptoms."
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sexual-health/std/herpes.htm
Also, canker sores are NOT herpes. Canker sores are ulcers INSIDE the mouth and are NOT contagious like cold sores. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus and they ARE contagious.
2007-08-19 08:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that too. Oral herpes is also known as cold sores NOT canker sores (those are inside the mouth as cold sores are on the lips). Genital herpes: 1 in 5 for men and 1 in 4 for women ...is what I've read- somewhere in prominant herpes sites on line.
-Bliss
2007-08-18 17:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bliss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 to 80% oral herpes is true; I'm not sure about the 1 in 5 for the other half.
2007-08-18 10:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rocky Raccoon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yap, its true, and the numbers r higher than that, i have a canker sore,its from a bad tooth, sometimes i think its herpes, but it doesnt bun or itch. herpes has been a irritating problem, for many years, its now getting out of control.
2007-08-19 07:37:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's more than one type.
most people have had canker sores at time or other in
their lives (herpes)
and there are folks that have contacted in other than sexual
alliances.
don't think it's rightly cast as an STD
2007-08-18 05:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Untrue
2007-08-18 04:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Pat-RN 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes ,its probably more though
2007-08-18 13:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by matalchemist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋