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?

Explain how genital herpes affects the human body