The case for sexual purity
1 in 6 Americans infected with herpes
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About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according to an analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 21 percent of women were infected with genital herpes, compared to only 11.5 percent of men, while 39 percent of blacks were infected compared to about 12 percent for whites, the CDC said.
There is no cure for genital herpes, or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which can cause recurrent and painful genital sores
Comment: All the years of sex education and the availability of condoms really hasn't accomplished much! A heart change and a submission to the authority of the Word of God is needed!
Actuall, all those years of telling kids that "condoms will keep you safe" is likely the cause of this statistic. Herpes is not effectively stopped by latex, according to a landmark NIH study.
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