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Researchers found that more than one in five adults aged 15 to 49 years are living with genital herpes worldwide.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Approximately 846 million people between 15 and 49 years old (more than one in five) were living with a genital herpes infection as of 2020.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Around one in every five people aged below 50 around the world is infected with incurable genital herpes, researchers have newly estimated.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
There is no cure for genital herpes, but medication can treat symptoms.3
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a condition affecting the female reproductive organs, such as the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and fallopian tubes.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Genital herpes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genital%20herpes. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
genital herpes
noun
: herpes simplex of the type typically affecting the genitalia
Medical Definition
genital herpes
noun
: herpes simplex of the type affecting the genitals
called also herpes genitalis
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