Genital Herpes
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Genital Herpes
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Organizations
| American Herpes Foundation (AHF) | |
| Hackensack, New Jersey | |
| Phone: | (201) 342-4441 |
| Fax: | (201) 342-7555 |
| Web Address: | www.herpes-foundation.org |
The American Herpes Foundation (AHF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing information and clinical education about genital herpes and other herpesvirus-related disease. | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) (404) 639-3534 |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| E-mail: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html |
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention is a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Their Web site provides information and updates on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and tuberculosis (TB). You can also find fact sheets on these health topics. | |
| Herpes Resource Center (HRC) of the American Social Health Association (ASHA) | |
| P.O. Box 13827 | |
| Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-227-8922, Resource Center hotline (919) 361-8400 |
| Fax: | (919) 361-8425 |
| Web Address: | www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_overview.cfm |
This organization provides information over the phone and online. It offers educational materials, including books, booklets, a bibliography, audiocassettes, videotapes, a quarterly journal, and links to other resources on herpes. | |
| International Herpes Management Forum | |
| Web Address: | www.ihmf.org |
This Web site includes information and links to resources about herpes viruses. | |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health | |
| NIAID Office of Communications and Public Liaison | |
| 6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-6612 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-284-4107 toll-free (301) 496-5717 |
| Fax: | (301) 402-3573 |
| TDD: | 1-800-877-8339 |
| Web Address: | www3.niaid.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases. | |
Last Updated:
January 13, 2009- Author:
- Sandy Jocoy, RN
- Medical Review:
- Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease
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