Alabama – North Carolina STD | HIV Prevention Training Center

CDC Study Finds U.S. Herpes Rates Remain High

1 in 6 Americans Infected; Highest Prevalence among Women and African-Americans About 1 in 6 Americans (16.2 percent) between the ages of 14 and 49 is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), according to a national health survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  HSV-2 is a lifelong and incurable [...]

NC STD Update Web-based Training

This update provides an overview of the North Carolina STD testing and treatment protocols and revised communicable disease law for HIV testing. Agenda: Gonorrhea Treatment in NC: Dr. Peter Leone Herpes testing and treatment: Dr. Peter Leone Acute HIV Follow-up in NC: JoAnn Kuruc, MSN, RN Chlamydia Screening Update: Ron Higginbotham; Mary Noel Dodd NC STD/HIV Rule Changes: Pete Moore ER RN [...]