HIDDEN PANDEMICS
The Untold Story of HSV and HPV
as Threats to Personal,
Public, and Global Health.

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Dear reader, my name is Daniel West.
For 20 years, I've worked as a journalist and researcher, specializing in technology and scientific knowledge.
About three and a half years ago, after testing positive for Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1/2) and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV-16, possibly HPV-6/11), I began researching the risks these viruses pose to personal, public, and global health.
My research suggests that HSV and HPV are more than just Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). While sexual activity is the primary mode of transmission, other under-studied means may exist, which are often overlooked by both clinicians and the public.
Though I lack formal medical training, I'm sharing my findings to empower people to better understand these risks.
HSV and HPV are widespread, often misunderstood, and mismanaged. Many healthcare providers consider them largely benign, but their impact is far more complex:
HSV-1 or HSV-2 can be fatal to newborns (Kimberlin 2017), are a major cause of blindness worldwide (CDC 2025), contribute to nearly half a million new HIV infections annually (Looker et al 2020).
HPV-16 can produce cancers of various kinds in people of any age or gender (Eve Appeal 2024; Children's Health 2020); indeed, it's by far the most carcinogenic strain (WHD IARC 2007: 468-473). HPV-6/II might increase cancer risk by 50% (Nordevall et al 2006).
Any form of HPV can potentially spread by touch or contaminated objects, and may be resistant to hand sanitisers and clinical disinfectants (Meyers et al 2014).
If you do not have time to read my research, there are two relatively simple actions you can take now to improve your health and wellbeing …
Get HPV vaccinated. Gardasil-9 is best, as protects against most strains of the virus (WHO HPV Vaccine Market 2022).
Get HSV blood tested with a home delivery kit or in an STI clinic, to determine your status (GetTested.io HSV-1/2 USA, Get Tested HSV-1/2 UK).
To repeat, HPV can produce cancer in people of any age or gender, it is not just a “women's disease” (Eve Appeal 2021).
Just like COVID, arguably everyone should therefore be vaccinated (Tu 2022), though current guidelines typically limit this to ages 9-45, depending on the vaccine provided and the vaccine provider (Coyne-Beasley 2018).
Related Downloads
This set of documents was created from 2021-2022 and urgently need updating. I have uploaded them in the hope that they still contain useful insights.
The Chat-GPT responses are new. These contain errors, so please treat with scepticism. They are temporary counterpoints and will be revised.
My Google Drives hosting all of the files appears to have been breached. Please view the documents with caution, although it is also true to say that the files would be improved by collective collaboration.
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Research-Summary
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Research-Summary-CGPT
The key findings from my research into HSV and HPV, two viruses that at least half the planet's population are positive for, many unknowingly.
(18 pages, 6,191 words, 26 min read)
2. REMEDIES
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Remedies
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Research-Summary-CGPT
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Remedies-Gardasil-9-Safety
(for seniors and children)
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_HPV-Clinics_UK-USA-Germany-China
Summarises the options to protect you against HSV and HPV, through vaccination, and testing to determine your own medical status. Current countries referenced include where I have lived: the UK, USA, China, and Germany. Chat-GPT files are newest but may contain mistakes.
(4 pages of A4; 2,023 words; 9 minute read)
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Symptoms
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Symptoms-ChatGPT
A subjective summary by me of the STI symptoms which I have experienced. It is graphic and NSFW.
(4 pages of A4; 1,854 words; 8 minute read)
4. ARTICLE
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Article
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Article-ChatGPT
A long-form article which attempts to describe the past, present, and future of HSV and HPV. It is demonstrably unfinished, and would benefit greatly from editorial feedback, which would be welcome from anyone who feels inclined to provide it.
(138 pages of A4; 33,678 words; 2 hours 37 minute read)
5. STATISTICS
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Statistics
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Statistics-CGPT
A data-based comparison of COVID, HIV, HPV, and HSV. This may be of interest if you don't have time to read the summary or longer article, and want a quick overview of why I believe that HSV and HPV are being mismanaged as public and global health concerns.
(5 pages of A4; 1,575 words; 7 minute read
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Literature-Review
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Literature-Review-CGPT
This attempts to demonstrate that HPV may be linked to a larger number of cancers than current medical consensus suggests. Some of the data are highly conjectural, and I refer to them in the longer article — especially during the introduction. It is unnecessary to read this if you dispute my speculative assertions regarding HPV's links to cancers for which it is not commonly considered carcinogenic.
(28 pages of A4; 8,704 words; 37 minute read)
7. GRAPH
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Graph
An Excel file which calculates the relative prevalence and mortality rates for COVID-19, HIV-AIDS, and HPV. The resultant graph — which shows that deaths due to COVID are likely lower than global cancer deaths since the former appeared — is included in the long article.
8. PUBLICATIONS
https://bit.ly/HIDDEN-PANDEMICS_Publications
An Excel file to keep track of which publications — online, offline, or on air, have covered any aspect of the various documents listed here, in addition to which ones have received pitches of some kind.
9. REFERENCES
In the 8 documents above, I cite many peer-reviewed studies on HSV and HPV. Originally shared via a 'Robin Hood'-style zip file, I’ve shifted to a COVID-era model: authors/publishers must opt in to open access. Meanwhile, I’ll upload a combined bibliography for those sources.
10. CONFESSION (NSFW)
Killing With a Kiss Blog
(Hosted on Medium; recommended)
A wide-ranging and graphically described confession detailing coercive, abusive, and discriminatory conduct across personal, sexual, racial, and social areas.
In addition to unsafe and at times cruel sexual behaviour that increased the likelihood of transmitting HSV and HPV, the narrative outlines a broader pattern of psychological, emotional, and physical abuse.
This includes sexual assault, emotional manipulation, data and privacy violations, stalking-like contact, cultural appropriation, misogyny, recklessly endangering others’ health, and chronic hygienic neglect.
Discrimination is reported across multiple axes, including sexism, racism, racialised performance, elitism, entitlement, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and Islamophobia, as well as acts of deception, theft, animal mistreatment, and serious ethical misconduct within academic and medical contexts.
I have attempted to achieve publication of the fourth file — both anonymously and self-authored — for some time, yet virtually none of the individuals or organizations I have approached has shared my sense of the viruses' newsworthiness, or at least my interpretation of them.
That said, I also see a benefit to sharing at least some of this information as widely as possible. I'm led by the notion that potential loss of privacy will be offset by gains in collective knowledge sharing, so as to better determine if my concerns are indeed relevant.
I would understand if anyone believes that these files, or this post, are an infringement on their privacy in any way; yet I believe that my findings necessitate publication in some form.
Stupidly and inexcusably, my research remained largely a solitary endeavor. I should have kept my original posts online; and sought the expertise of the many skilled writers, editors, and researchers — clinically trained and not — whom I have been lucky enough to meet during my life.
I have attempted to achieve publication of the fourth file — both anonymously and self-authored — for some time, yet none of the organizations I have approached has shared my sense of the viruses' newsworthiness, or at least my interpretation of them.
That said, I also see a benefit to sharing at least some of this information as widely as possible. I'm led by the notion that potential loss of privacy will be offset by gains in collective knowledge sharing, so as to better determine if my concerns are indeed relevant.
I would understand if anyone believes that these files, or this post, are an infringement on their privacy in any way; yet I believe that my findings necessitate publication in some form.
Stupidly and inexcusably, my research remained largely a solitary endeavor. I should have kept my original post online and sought the expertise of the many skilled writers, editors, and researchers—clinically trained and not—whom I have been lucky enough to meet during my life.
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I deeply regret this entire situation and have referred myself to police in the UK; USA (New York); China (Beijing); and Germany (Berlin) police forces in respect of my misconduct. My Avon & Somerset (UK) case file is AS20250602-0011.
Moreover, I have also referred myself to campus authorities and rape crisis centers at the four universities where I studied: Goldsmiths, City St George’s, Oxford, and Columbia (NYC).
Full details of the legal dimensions of Hidden Pandemics are available on the new Legal subpage.
Any reader, in any country, who considers themselves or their family / friends / colleagues etc. to have been abused in any way by me, may wish to direct their concerns to the relevant law enforcement authorities.
Please therefore feel free to share the research files — or reference them — in any way you might want. If doing so, please refrain from mentioning anyone other than myself, in respect of any privacy concerns that various parties might have.
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If you consider yourself to be one of my victims, for any reason,
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This is intended to be a portal for readers to donate to the Hidden Pandemics cause.
More specifically, it is intended to aid victims of sexual and social abuse
to pursue legal action; get HPV vaccinated; get HSV tested; or seek therapy.
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Besides this, the Patreon serves as a list of advocacy groups
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This is a speculative venture with no precedent in nonprofit action.
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Current STI Status (July 2025)
HSV-1/2+ (and possibly HSV-2 symptomatic every six months or less, including for April/June 2025)
VZV+ (Herpes Zoster; had chicken pox and shingles many years ago)
HPV-16+ = likely positive, yet vaccinated and hence less infectious (perhaps 6/11+ also)
HIV-1/2 = negative (WISH instant test)
Syphilis = negative (WISH IV blood sample; but some possible symptoms eg chancre)
Hepatitis A/B = negative (immune and non infectious)
Hepatitis C = negative (WISH IV blood)
Gonorrhea = negative (WISH)
Chlamydia = negative (WISH)
All other STIs = presumably negative, hence untested (WHO 2025; NHS 2024)
WISH Clinic: http://www.waht.nhs.uk/