Genital Herpes Infections in Private Practice in the United States, 1966 to 1981

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1985

Publication Title

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volume

253

Issue

11

First page number:

1601

Last page number:

1603

Abstract

We analyzed data on genital herpes infections in the United States from 1966 to 1981 collected by the National Disease and Therapeutic Index survey. The number of private physician-patient consultations for genital herpes increased tenfold during this period. The number of patient visits for newly diagnosed infections increased 7.5-fold. Women aged 20 to 24 years and men aged 25 to 29 years were more likely to consult a private physician for genital herpes than were patients in other age brackets. Our analysis suggests an increasing national incidence of genital herpes infections and supports the concept that genital herpes infections are epidemic in the United States.

Keywords

Epidemiology; Herpes genitalis

Disciplines

Epidemiology | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Male Urogenital Diseases | Public Health | Virus Diseases

Language

English

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