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Originally Posted by red-beard View Post
I wonder what is the percentage of Astronauts that are infected.

And I wonder if they are talking all kinds of herpes...

This is a gross subject

Up to 80% of people carry the herpes virus in their trigeminal nerve, so most likely the majority of Astronauts are carriers. Environmental stress and physical stress cause the virus to activate...and I'd guess a trip to space is pretty stressful on the body.
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