WHO warns: 50% of the world's population can get Herpes

In fact, more than half of the world's population today may have herpes.

Over the past year, the World Health Organization has published two papers citing global outbreaks of Herpes (herpes) and provides very relevant figures. to the level of infection of this disease. The results are based on the most recent assessments since 2012 and are also the first attempt to calculate and identify the spread of Herpes in the world. Since then, a conclusion confirms that Herpes has appeared everywhere and is having serious impacts on people's lives.

Early symptoms of Herpes disease

Causes of Herpes disease (herpes)

Herpes is caused by two highly interrelated and difficult to cure viruses, Herpes Virus Simplex 1 (HSV-1) and Herpes Virus Simplex 2 (HSV-2) . HSV-1 is usually transmitted through oral contact (lesions or saliva) and there are currently 3.7 billion people in the world under the age of 50 who are likely to be infected with this virus - amazingly 2 / 3 the world population is facing such danger.

The WHO study also found that about 140 million people are infected with genital HSV-1 due to the rise of oral sex habits between teens and early adulthood.

Meanwhile, HSV-2 is mainly transmitted through the genitals and anus , more precisely through sexual contact. Currently around 400 million people under 50 years of age are infected with this virus and according to WHO, an average of 19 million people are infected each year.

It is a fact that it is impossible to place Herpes in a group of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea or Chlamydia . Although HSV-2 is spread through sexual pathways, HSV-1 is still the main route that makes us most susceptible to Herpes, mainly through kissing. For centuries, Herpes has been seen as a result of a viral process that inevitably spreads from mother to child or between couples who frequently communicate through kisses.

Herpes virus can cause blisters on the neck

Social recognition of Herpes

Although it is gradually spreading in the community, Herpes has received less attention than other common diseases like influenza, Alzheimer's or diabetes. Even though Herpes is rarely life threatening, the pain of skin infections or the effects of couples' sex problems is very difficult to resolve.

In fact, the areas with herpes appear both above and below the waistline are not considered an issue of health until the late 1970s. In a 1975 report in the UK examined "diseases." Psychological "was caused by STDs (sexually transmitted disease) did not mention Herpes. However, the outbreak of Herpes among young people having sex in the late 70s - early 80s has caused the press to issue many warnings about this disease and call Herpes as "The virus of love " or " young venereal disease of young people ".

Soon after, although the public controversies about Herpes were growing, it was quickly "absorbed" by research on HIV / AIDS. Therefore, all social reactions at that time were quite "shallow and temporary", not attracting the attention of people compared to "scary ghosts" of HIV / AIDS.

But so far, WHO has concluded "The global burden on the spread of HSV-1 virus is huge". We must all act together. Half a billion people are suffering from Herpes through sexual contact, whether it is HSV-1 or HSV-2. No longer arguing, Herpes is gradually becoming one of the most common infectious diseases for humans.