North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 a. ‘ Volume LXIV. Number 24 Monday. October 25, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina Phone 737-2411,-2412 Students comment on incurable virus Herpes brings risks into recent sexual revolution it ranks right up there with gonor- appetite. bad breath and swollen neck the area where genital herpes is usual- avoid people with sores. if a person of the cells. If the peak of the virus by “body Frasier rhea and syphilis. said Sherry Dodson. glands. These signs often follow a cold. ly found. already has herpes. he can reduce the precedes the notice of the symptoms. Entertainment Editor injury or emotional stress. "Just because you get cold sores risk of spreading it by abstaining from then the herpes is even more difficult family nurse practitioner at State's in- sexual relations during a siege. to treat. The ‘sexual revolution' is firmary. “In terms of new cases. I The second type. HSV-2. is often around the neck doesn't mean you got The input given by State students the result of an in- don't think it's any worse this year it from another person." Dodson said. For medical treatment. the only one moderating as than last year." referred to as genital herpes. This When the symptoms of herpes do approved by the FDA is acyclovir. a on herpes varied. Here are some of the curable viral infection which is becom- “The truth about life in the United type of herpes is an infection of the not clear up without the development creamy salve developed by Burroughs responses: ing increasingly common. States in the 1980s is that if you are sexual organs. The infection is usually of complications. the virus can become Wellcome Co. it interferes with the “1 sure wouldn't want to get herpes. Herpes has plagued the world for transmitted during sexual contact or alleviates especially when there's no way to cure over 2.000 years. but not until the going to have sex. you are going to direct contact with blisters or open more serious. A secondary infection spreading of the virus. it." said a sophomore coed in business 1940s did scientists discover it. is a have to take the risk of getting sores. from germs can enter the exposed symptoms and speeds up the drying herpes." said Dr. Kevin Murphy of The symptoms are a tingling areas of the blistered skin. or there is procea of the sores. It does not pre- management. virus. Not until the late '70s did doc- sensation. itching. clusters of small. an increased risk of cervical cancer in vent recurrence of herpes. but the “One of my sister's friends has it. tors diagnose exactly what herpes is. Dallas. one the nation's leading resear- painful blisters. fever. swollen lymph but she just keeps on dating guys It is a lifelong disease that is likely to chers on herpes. glands in the groin and painful urina- women. Also. for pregnant women. if chances of recurrence can be minimiz— there are no vaccina- There are two types of herpes: they have herpes. it may prove fatal to ed if physical injury and emotional anyway." said a male. junior in accoun- recur. Currently Herpes Simplex Virus Type llHSV-ll tion.. the fetus or new-born: one can pick up stressaare avoided. and the person ting. tions to prevent herpes or to per- HSV-l and Hsv-z us‘hd to be con- herpes keratitis. the leading cause of maintains good health. “Wait. 1 don‘t think herpes in going manently cure it. and Herpes Simplex Virus Type II to keep people from having sexual An estimated so million Americans (RSV-2). HSV-l is often referred to as sidered two separate types of herpes. infectious blindness. by touching an According to Time. another treat- not the end of your life." currently have genital herpes. with as oral herpes. It. is in the form of whitish but currently the two are becoming active herpes sore and then touching ment being tested is the use of a car- relations. It‘s many as half a million new cases ex- blisters in the mouth and throat. hard to distinguish said Jerry W. his eye; sometimes the oral virus can bon dioxide laser to vaporize herpes said a male. sophomore in industrial pectedthisyear.accordingtoaflme which merge to larger flat sores with Barker. health educator at State. For go in reverse and form on the brain sores. This is being conducted by engineering. red edges and yellowish crust. Other example. the sores of oral herpes can causing encephalitis. Robert Scott. a Los Angeles One freshman girl said.“Everyone magazine article with the Center for herpes. a person can will be a lot happier when a vaccine or Disease Control in Atlanta. signs oforal herpes are a fever. loss of be transferred by finger or mouth to To prevent gynecologist. a cure is developed." In Helsinki. Finland. research scien- “It is kind of scary if you think tists have confirmed that a cottonseed about it. Pretty soon when you go out extract called gossypol is active in on a date. you will have to ask. ‘Excuse Computer’problems cause backlogof books fighting against herpes. The me. but do you have herpes? I can't go substance appears to knock out the out with you if you do.‘ " a female. The backlog could bacterium that causes gonorrhea also. junior majoring in speech communica- by Juic- Neal library staff adjusted to the new goal. but the real cause was the take a long time "It seems to have a killing effect Writer cataloging rules." King said. “We also unusual number of problems last to eliminate. King said the library is on tions said. .. Staff year." still buying books all the time. and the genital herpes.and gonorrhea." Dr. For any student who would like to had an interruption in computer ser- goal is to Wayne Bardin. head of biomedical know more about herpes. there is a The D.H. Hill library currently has vice. which used to process new books. The backlogged books. according to add 50.000 volumes a year by research at the Population Council. about 10.000 volumes in a processing “We are using a data base located in King. include 11.000 volumes of older June 1983. ' monthly magazine. The Helper, that is backlog. according to Cye King. assis- material recently acquired by the “I can't predict when we will catch said. put out by the American Social Health tant director ofcollection and develop- Columbus. Ohio. with terminals here library. and 5.000 more volumes of The lead points to the possibility. in- Herpes Research Center. ment. The books will remain in that access the data base. They moved up on the backlog. We are gaining on dicated by research scientists. that Students who think they may have this last year. which has meant more material published in the‘laat two it. We are trying to catalog the books gossypol might be used in a sper- herpes can call several numbers storage in the library until the staff down time than usual and very slow years. King admits some of the that come in. newer material first. As protects against can catch» up on the cataloging and response time. This also helped materials in backlog are “growing old we learn the new catalog. we hope to micide that also available for consultation. Helpline. shelving of backlog. slowdown cataloging."‘King said. in backlog instead of in the hook catch up. And. our response and down genital herpes. 755-6555. will connect individuals with stacks. times are better." King said. Herpes is difficult to treat in com- Triangle Help. a service modeled after King said a new cataloging code. The backlog developed during 1981. “We are doing the best we can to parison to gonorrhea or syphilis the Alcoholics Anonymous organiza- established by the Library of Con- . while the library collected enough meet the needs of students and facul- “We have been fortunate in the past because it is a virus and not a bacteria. tion. The Wolfpack Teletip. 737-3737. gress in January 1981. and problems books to reach a goal of one million ty," King said. “If a person needs a that we didn't have a backlog. maybe A bacteria grows outside of the cells will refer callers to tape s—471 b. which with computer services have caused volumes. King denied that the increas— book we can determine whether the because we did not. have enough which makes it easier for an antibiotic. gives a brief description of herpes. the backlog. ed book purchases caused the backlog. book has been received. if it has. the money to buy books. Our backlog is penicillin, to kill it. A virus grows in The Student Health Service on cam. “The new catalog code caused a “Some people equate the processing book can be rush cataloged in about 24‘ still smaller than that of Duke or side the cells. It is hard to treat it pus also has health care tips and a stu~ slowdown in processing while the slowdown with the one million volume hours." Carolina." without interfering with the activity dent health advisory committee. President Ronald Reagan will visit Raleigh to promote” NT; Republican’c‘andidates byGeleWaag welcoming the president and asking him about issues Intemtionol such as jobs. Social Security. small business. agriculture United Press and education. RALEIGH. NC. — President Ronald Reagan visits “it's time to correct the course. Mr. President." the ad Raleigh Tuesday in a bid to help the North Carolina concludes.