… for young adults who contract the disease. Because of the chronic, reoccurring nature of
genital herpes, these young adults need education about the transmission of the herpes virus …

… Unfortunately, a similar reporting system for cases of genital herpes, a sexually transmitted …
genital herpes.13 Moreover, the magnitude of the frequency of genital herpes in young adults …

… Young women are particularly vulnerable to genital herpes 2, 3, 4 as the prevalence … to
10.6% among young adults. The annual health care costs due to genital herpes are estimated at …

… adolescents for genital herpes that differ from treating adults relate to … Young adolescents
have limited ability to think abstractly and … Genital herpes, with its chronicity and asymptomatic …

… At present, less than 50% of middle-class teens and young adults in the United States have
serologic evidence of HSV-I infection as compared to more than 90% one or two generations …

… the genital herpes epidemic. Recent developments in the wide-scale availability of type-specific
herpes … , most first acquisitions of HSV-1 are delayed in many populations until adult life [ …

… an increasing incidence of HSV-2 infections, especially in young adults. This is in contrast
with serological data from Sweden, which indicate a decreasing incidence in young women. …

… with consecutively more seronegative susceptible young adults or a change in viral
pathogenicity [38, 41]. The cause for the higher risk of genital HSV-1 infection for young women [41]…

… This conclusion is supported by the higher proportion of HSV-1 detection in genital herpes
among younger compared to older adults (Table 4). This conclusion also suggests that the …

… and adults, have genital herpes infection. Genital herpes is caused by either herpes simplex
… These young adult females then grow into adult females aged 30 years and older over their …