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We don't call chlamydia "a nuisance". It is not encouraged to "learn to live with" gonorrhea. Herpes is not benign. Primary infection of genital herpes can cause serious complications. Protect people, develop medications, fund research. Act now! @ismaelmaatouk @HHSGov

Herpes advocacy has really helped to promote and revitalize the herpes field pushing resulting in strategic plans and renewed energy for a herpes vaccine! @HerpesAdvocate #AIDS2024 #STIs

First federal action in over four decades that has to do with genital herpes @LizHighleyman

Investing in adult vaccine programs is not only beneficial for individuals but also for society as a whole. CEO of the Global Coalition on Aging, @MWHodin, calls for collective action to make adult immunisation the new standard of care 👇 #GCOA gsk.to/3TyAKTX

@DrMerminCDC @CDCSTD Most of those millions are asymptomatic/have symptoms that go unnoticed. Nobody knows their status until they get tested. Asymptomatic is not uninfectious. The symptomatic ones suffer the disease, while desperately waiting for better treatment options. Let's change this picture.

Millions of people in the U.S. have #herpes. Let’s talk about it, help people get diagnosed, and ensure treatment is available. #hsv1 #hsv2 @CDCSTD

Association between human herpesvirus infection and cervical carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis in @VirologyJ This study provided evidence that herpesvirus infection increases the risk of Cervical Cancer. virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #herpes #change #herpescurenow

"Genital herpes has been linked to brain shrinkage" - New Scientist

$504,000 Funds #Herpes Vaccine Research, US Good news for #STIs and herpes advocates 😉 precisionvaccinations.com/504000-funds-h…

So pleased to see the @NIH supporting herpes vaccine development! We need a herpes vaccine, now. @IDSAInfo @CarlosdelRio7

Nearly 30% of HIV cases are directly attributable to genital herpes. This is more than any other STI. Yet herpes spreads without public health intervention. We need to start talking about this. #hiv #herpes #relatedepidemics #stitwitter

“I have an STD,” she said. “It shouldn’t feel like the end of the world.” Some day there will be a better treatment than informing the patients on the disease's name and leaving them to perform mental excercises, with antivirals almost half a century old.

@ismaelmaatouk @IUSTI_Europe @pvaleska73 @henryjdevries Hope everyone had a great meeting. Also, I hope we are keeping the cure, treatment and prevention of herpes on the agenda. Herpes is driving the HIV epidemic - and almost nothing is being done.

"The epidemic has evolved significantly over the course of a century, [...] The high incidence of HSV is expected to continue for the following three decades." Let's end this scene and tell a different story in 2050s. @rki_de @DrJeanneM @ismaelmaatouk finance.yahoo.com/news/herpes-si…

@CDCSTD Many people have contracted herpes despite wearing a condom and/or having done STI tests. What advice would you have given them?

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Online mentions by name in last 30 days: AIDS 118,840 Syphilis 4,016 Chlamydia 3,608 Gonorrhea 2,342 Genital herpes 384

"The earliest proto-humans did not take HSV2 with them when our ancient lineage split from chimpanzee precursors around 7 million years ago. Humanity dodged the genital herpes bullet – almost." Nice to meet you, sorry that it's under these circumstances. cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Hallo Deutsche Aidshilfe, 30 % aller neuen HIV-Infektionen sind auf HSV-2 zurückzuführen. Wie können wir die Patienten schützen? Einer halben Milliarde HSV-2 -positiver Menschen brauchen zuverlässigere Tests (auch für asymptomatische) und bessere Medikamente! @Aidshilfe_de

@Berci Hi, how do you see #AI antibody research being applied for infectious diseases, such as #herpes? Herpes market is expected to grow up to 9% in the near future and there is a demand for new, effective therapeutics.

AI will bring the real era of the art of medicine. When an #AI system can find a new drug or a cure researchers and clinicians, couldn't find for centuries, the real quest is going to be finding out how the AI came to that conclusion. wired.com/story/labgeniu…

@WHO_Europe @ECDC_EU @Eurosurveillanc Raising infection rates should be addressed. However, genital herpes is in epidemic proportions. #HSV-2 prevalence is declining in Europe, but at a relatively slow rate of 1 percent per year, lower than that in other world regions. Protect people and prioritise #herpes

The no. of #mpox cases is low in our region, but mpox hasn’t gone away & there is evidence of recent rises of cases. Over the past 4 weeks, 65 new cases of mpox have been reported. The latest issue of the @ECDC_EU-WHO/Europe mpox surveillance bulletin👇 who.int/europe/publica…

@PSzwebel Great picture! Is herpes a common finding on a pap smear?

Conventional Pap Smear. Herpes Virus