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"Genital herpes impacts millions of lives each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital herpes simplex virus infection. The disease may cause recurrent painful genital sores in adults, suppress an adult’s immune system, play a role in the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and can lead to potentially fatal infections in babies."

Conjunctivitis, herpes simplex 1, and hepititis oh my

"Conjunctivitis, herpes simplex 1, and hepatitis C can all be spread through dirty makeup brushes and if you don't ask you'll never know if the brushes used on you have been sanitized since the last makeup counter patron to get their makeup done. Its simple, ask or risk infections."

HealthNewsDigest.com

"It’s probably not something you discuss with your friends, but you almost certainly know several people who are infected with genital herpes. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 45 million people ages 12 and older have this very common sexually transmitted disease. That equates to about one in five adolescents and adults."

NEJM -- Maternal and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

"An estimated 25 to 65% of pregnant women in the United States have genital infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2).1 Neonatal HSV infection, defined as infection in a newborn within 28 days after birth, is an especially devastating consequence of the epidemic of genital herpes. Untreated neonatal HSV infection is associated with only a 40% survival rate, and even with the early initiation of high-dose intravenous acyclovir therapy, it results in considerable disability among survivors."