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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by bootlooped on Monday March 18, 2019 @03:58PM (#19424597)
Although it's not curable, there are a lot of good, cheap treatments available, and many people can go long periods of time with no symptoms.

Consider the line from the Wikipedia page:

"Worldwide rates of either HSV-1 or HSV-2 are between 60% and 95% in adults."

If infection rates are that high, it's probably not that big of a deal for most people.

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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by dpark on Monday March 18, 2019 @04:06PM (#19424674)
Most of that 60-95% is oral, though. Genital infection rates are far lower, at <20% in the US.
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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by burfog on Monday March 18, 2019 @04:38PM (#19425028)
It's also associated with Alzheimer's disease, which is a horrible way to die. It can cause blindness and death, particularly in newborns. I don't think it wise to dismiss herpes as just something mild or inevitable.
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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by philwelch on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:08PM (#19427745)
Gingivitis is associated with Alzheimer's disease, too.
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