geezer wrote: HUH! Please explain!
Lets take herpes for example:
Type 2- Genital, but not limited to genital infections.
They break out in little blisters. When the blisters
break, all the fluid inside carries the herpes virus.
Should ANY of this fluid get on your skin ANYWHERE,
then you will contract the virus in that area. In
a classic movie with Cheech and Chong to a barber:
I have Herpes on my head....it is VERY possible
for this to occur. She can transfer it from another
client that she just finished on her hand! I read
where 1 in 6 people in the US have Herpes(HSV-2).
HIV is also transferred by body fluids, but actually is
much harder to infect that herpes. Modern Medicine
has shown that in numerous reports and studies.
Herpes and HIV are the ONLY INCURABLE STDs. The
others can pretty much be taken care of by antibiotics.
And also....MRSA....your providers that use a lot
of sanitizer are smart. MRSA is extremely prevalent
out there and can kill you very quickly.
MRSA- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
Direct from the CDC:
About 19 million people in the U.S. are infected with HSV-2, at a cost to the nation’s health care system of close to $16 billion a year.
Overall, 16% of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 had genital herpes between 2005 and 2008, compared to 17% between 1999 and 2004.
The new estimates come from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which is a nationally representative survey of U.S. households covering a wide range of health issues.
According to the latest findings:
Women and African-Americans were the most likely to be infected. HSV-2 prevalence was nearly twice as high among women (21%) as men (11%), and more than three times higher among African-Americans (39%) than whites (12%).
The infection rate among African-American women was 48%
The infection rate was roughly 4% among people who reported having just one sex partner ever, compared to almost 27% for those who reported 10 or more partners.
Nearly four out of five people who have genital herpes have not been diagnosed and may not know they have the infection.
Genital Herpes Raises HIV Risk
"This latest analysis emphasizes that we can’t afford to be complacent about this infection," John M. Douglas, Jr., MD, who directs the CDC’s Division of
STD Prevention, said in a news conference Tuesday at the 2010 National
STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta.
"It is important that we promote steps to prevent the spread of genital herpes, not only because herpes is a lifelong and incurable infection, but also because of the linkage between herpes and HIV infection."
Research shows that people with genital herpes are two to three times more likely to acquire HIV and they are also more likely to transmit HIV infection to others.
Douglas explained that the immunologic response at the site where herpes ulcers form act as a target for HIV infection even after the ulcers have disappeared.
"If you come into contact with the HIV virus, even after the ulcers have healed, you may be more likely to become infected,"
he says.
People who are dually infected with HIV and HSV-2 may also be especially likely to transmit the HIV virus to others during genital herpes flare-ups.
The only truly safe sex is with a whole body condom!
Be as safe as you need to be out there.
