Prevalence and Incidence of Genital herpes

Prevalance of Genital herpes:

67 million people (NIAID) ... see also overview of Genital herpes.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 4 or 24.63% or 67 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "67 million people (NIAID)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence (annual) of Genital herpes:

500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001) ... see also overview of Genital herpes.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Genital herpes:

499,999 per year, 41,666 per month, 9,615 per week, 1,369 per day, 57 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "500,000 new cases annually; 1 million annual cases (CDC 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of Genital herpes:

Nationwide, 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five of the total adolescent and adult population, are infected with HSV-2. (Source: excerpt from Genital Herpes: DSTD) ... About one in five people in the United States over age 12 – approximately 45 million individuals – are infected with HSV-2, the virus that causes genital herpes. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... Genital herpes affects an estimated 60 million Americans. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... Genital herpes is a contagious viral infection that affects an estimated 30 million Americans. (Source: excerpt from Genital Herpes: NWHIC)

Incidence of Genital herpes:

Up to 1 million new HSV-2 infections may be transmitted each year in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... Approximately 500,000 new cases of this incurable viral infection develop annually. (Source: excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ... Each year, as many as 500,000 new cases are believed to occur. (Source: excerpt from Genital Herpes: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics for Genital herpes:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Genital herpes:

• 45 million people currently infected (CDC 2001)
• Estimated 45 million cases in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
• 45 million people currently infected in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)
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Incidence statistics for Genital herpes:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Genital herpes:

• Estimated 1 million new cases each year in the USA 2002 (Trends in STD’s in the US, CDC, 2002)
• 1 million new cases annually in America (Tracking The Hidden Epidemics, CDC, 2002)
• more statistics...»

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