What percentage of the Australian population has herpes?

What percentage of the Australian population has herpes?

Around 75 in every 100 Australian adults have been infected with HSV1, and around 12 in 100 have HSV2. Many people with herpes never have symptoms and do not know that they have it. What are the symptoms?

What percentage of population has herpes?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 6 people in the United States between the ages of 14 and 49 years have genital herpes. The World Health Organization (WHO) say that globally, about 67% of people below the age of 50 years (which equates to 3.7 billion people) have HSV-1.

Is herpes increasing or decreasing?

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the prevalence of herpes has gone down. Two forms of the herpes simplex virus — HSV-1, which causes cold sores, and HSV-2, which is also known as genital herpes — have seen declines in the past two decades.

What population is most affected by herpes?

About 1 in 6 Americans (16.2%) aged 14 to 49 is infected with HSV-2. HSV-2 prevalence was nearly twice as high among women (20.9%) than men (11.5%), and was more than three times higher among blacks (39.2%) than non-Hispanic whites (12.3%). The most affected group was black women, with a prevalence rate of 48%.

Is herpes Common Australia?

Genital herpes is a common virus infection that affects about one in 8 Australian adults.

Is herpes common in Australia?

In Australia it is estimated that three-quarters of Australian adults are infected with HSV1, and one in ten adults with HSV2. Women are more likely to be infected with HSV2 than men. HSV enters the body through the skin on the mouth, genitals and anus or small cuts in the skin elsewhere on the body.

Do you have to disclose herpes Australia?

In most Australian states, if you have certain STIs, you have a legal responsibility to notify your potential sexual partners. The NSW government last week passed an amendment to the state’s Public Health Act that increased the associated penalties by doubling the maximum fines and adding potential jail time.

Can you sue someone for giving you herpes Australia?

Yes, you can file a personal injury lawsuit against someone who infected you with herpes. You can sue even if the sex was consensual. The lawsuit would claim that the transmitter was negligent. He or she could have prevented the transmission of their herpes, but failed to do so.

Which race has the most herpes?

Differences by race and Hispanic origin were different for the two viruses, with Mexican-American persons having the highest prevalence of HSV-1 (71.7%) and non-Hispanic black persons having the highest prevalence of HSV-2 (34.6%).