Heads Up: Lots of People Have Herpes. Maybe Even You!
LatestSince knowledge is power, Vox would like you to know that you definitely, probably most likely have herpes. Don’t you feel powerful?
Through a set of charts charts charts, Vox‘s Susannah Locke lays out the facts, many of which you probably already knew. Here they are anyway: 1. There is no cure for herpes. 2. The older you get, the more likely it is you have herpes. 3. Black women are the most likely to have herpes, followed by black men, followed by all other women, followed by all other men. 4. Single people are the most likely to have herpes. 5. Most people don’t know they have herpes – like 80% of people who have it. 6. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t even recommend doctors test for herpes. Herpes. Herpes. One more time, we are talking about herpes.