"One in five Americans age 12 or older - 45 million
people - carries the virus that causes genital herpes, a 30% increase since
the late 1970s, according to a report out Thursday..."
Despite the emphasis on safe sex to prevent AIDS, genital herpes
has increased fivefold since the late 1970s among white teen-agers and
doubled among whites in their 20s, the Centers for Disease and Control
Prevention reported Wednesday.