Oral Herpes Chance

HSV1 is the virus responsible for oral herpes. We have used publicly available data published by the CDC to train a machine-learning model to predict an individual’s chance to have HSV1.

The questions asked below represent a subset of many variables available in the CDC dataset. These were statistically correlated to individual HSV1 positivity and contribute the the predictive ability of the model. However, this does not mean every variable has a causal influence on herpes transmission. Herpes is caused by contact with the virus. At most a variable, such as age, indicates more potential exposures. A variable such as income is purely correlative but still adds to the model’s robustness.

The resulting percentage is an estimation and NOT a diagnostic output. The result does not confirm or deny whether you have herpes. Consult a medical doctor if you have any questions about herpes.

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Age:
Sex:	male female
Race:	Non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic black Mexican-American Other Hispanic Non-Hispanic Asian Other
Household size:
Age you lost virginity*:
Born in the USA?	yes no
Number of sexual partners:
College graduate?	yes no
Household income:	less than 20,000 20,000-44,999 45,000-74,999 75,000-99,999 Over 100,000

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