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Although it's not curable, there are a lot of good, cheap treatments available, and many people can go long periods of time with no symptoms. Consider the line
by bootlooped 8y ago
Although it's not curable, there are a lot of good, cheap treatments available, and many people can go long periods of time with no symptoms.
Consider the line from the Wikipedia page:
"Worldwide rates of either HSV-1 or HSV-2 are between 60% and 95% in adults."
If infection rates are that high, it's probably not that big of a deal for most people.
- dpark 8y agoMost of that 60-95% is oral, though. Genital infection rates are far lower, at <20% in the US.
- burfog 8y agoIt's also associated with Alzheimer's disease, which is a horrible way to die. It can cause blindness and death, particularly in newborns. I don't think it wise to dismiss herpes as just something mild or inevitable.
- philwelch 8y agoGingivitis is associated with Alzheimer's disease, too.