Genital herpes: Why you could have it and you don’t know

The BMJ study shows that Africa had the highest prevalence of herpes infections spread through sexual contact.

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One in five adults globally under 50 has a genital herpes infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

The new infection estimates were published this week in the scientific journal Sexually Transmitted Infections by the BMJ analysing prevalence data for the year 2020.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.