One in four New York City residents has HERPES. Can you believe that?
A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of
adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital
herpes.
The study, released Monday, says about 26 percent of New York City
adults have genital herpes, compared to about 19 percent nationwide.
The department says genital herpes can double a person’s risk for contracting HIV.
Herpes can cause painful sores, but most people have no recognizable symptoms.
Among New Yorkers, the herpes rate is higher among women, black people and gay men.
The health department urges consistent use of condoms, and says its STD clinics offer free, confidential herpes testing.
That’s New York CITY New Yorkers. I wish the media would get a life and see that there ARE people here in Upstate– and we aren’t plagued with herpes, either!
Hey, I tagged you for a meme, if you’d like. 😉 New York Traveler.net blog. 🙂
All i can say is…ew….gross! And I live in NY too!