Discussion 13.1: Genital Herpes

It has been stated that the actual number of people in the United States who have genital herpes may be a lot higher than official statistics depict.

• Describe what genital herpes as if you were addressing a potential patient.
• Explain how genital herpes affects the human body.
• Discuss some possible reasons for this discrepancy in testing.
• Given what you know about this type of infection, what would you suggest to improve testing?