Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans

Okay, I admit, the recent data from the CDC about the high prevalence of genital herpes in black women was alarming, but the numbers are not new.

A review of data from the late 1990s revealed similar results as the CDC report. For example, the journal Clinical Microbiology Review (Jan, 1999) used representative national data (NHANE III) and found that 35 percent of black men and 55 percent of black women were infected with genital herpes. Public Health officials have been sounding the alarm on the dangers of sexually transmitted disease in the black community for many years.

Clearly, fear and words alone don't change risky sexual behavior.

We need to examine who will or won't wear a condom.

Sexually-transmitted diseases (STD) don't care if you are urban or rural, wealthy or poor, young or old, male or female, black, white, Asian or Latino. If you are sexually active, and want to lower your risk of getting a STD, wear a condom. Simple thought, right?