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Herpes infections on the rise

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection.

That’s equivalent to one in every five people from that age group.

At least one person each second (42 million people annually) contracts a new genital herpes infection.

So what is genital herpes, and are cases on the rise? Here’s what to know about this common infection.
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Genital herpes is on the rise. Here’s what to know about this common infection

According to recent estimates from the World Health Organization, more than one in five people aged 15–49 live with genital herpes.
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