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?

Discussion Expectations:  

The minimum requirements for class discussions are to respond directly to the discussion prompt and to respond to at least two other posts, by other students or the instructor, by the end of the week. The discussion will close on the due date and will NOT be reopened for a late submission.