WHO Says Two-Thirds of World Population Under 50 Have HERPES
Yup, you probably have herpes. That's what the World Health Organization said on Wednesday for two-thirds of the world population under 50. These are the same people who said that bacon causes cancer early this week.
All together now...
PANIC!!!
From Reuters:
More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 suffer from the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), usually after catching it in childhood, according to a the WHO study.That is in addition to 417 million people in the 17-49 age range who have the other form of the disease, HSV-2, which causes genital herpes.
HSV-1 normally causes mouth ulcers rather than genital infection, but it is becoming an increasing cause of genital infection too, mainly in rich countries.