Zachary Ripp OBGYN

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, about 67% of people below the age of 50 years (which equates to 3.7 billion people) have HSV-1. This is the virus that most often causes oral herpes.

They also note that about 417 million people aged 15–49 years (11% of the population) have HSV-2, which usually causes ge***al herpes. HSV-2 is more common in females.

🟢More facts:

👉🏾Most people with the virus don’t have symptoms.

👉🏾Most people with oral herpes were infected during childhood or young adulthood from non-sexual contact with saliva

👉🏾There is currently no cure for HSV-1 or HSV-2. Once a person has it, the infection is lifelong.

👉🏾Most of the time, herpes is mild. However, it can cause serious complications in some cases.

👉🏾If an infant has exposure to herpes during delivery, they are at risk of neonatal herpes. This can cause brain damage or death. 
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