07-14-2008, 01:25 AM
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Totally Borked
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Originally Posted by rayadp05
The 1 in 5 statistic is bullshit. Unless that is, your talking about 1 in 5 hookers. I would agree with that....but average everyday people? Hell no.
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Well, the CDC cite it...
http://www.cdc.gov/STD/Trends2000/herpes.htm
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More than one in five Americans-45 million people-are infected with genital herpes
In 1999, the estimated prevalence was 19 percent among the general U.S. population ages 14 to 49 years old
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