An eye-opening new CDC study has found yet another widespread
epidemic that is targeting the African-American Community.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
HIV epidemic is not the only thing that black people have to
worry about. The CDC claims that nearly half (48 percent) of all
African American women between the ages of 14 and 49 are
infected with genital herpes. Black women have the highest rate
of infection and their rate is nearly twice as high as men.
Overall, 21 percent of all women are infected, compared with
11.5 percent of men. For the black community, 39 percent of all
African Americans are infected, compared with 12 percent for
whites. There is no cure for genital herpes (herpes simplex 2),
which can cause recurring sores in the genitalia and increases
the likelihood of HIV transmission. It is also related to oral
herpes, or herpes simplex 1. The CDC also says that a full 80
percent of those who have herpes have no idea that they’ve been
infected. The CDC estimates t