The 15 Cities With The Worst Herpes Rates In The Country

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Wrap it up everywhere…but ESPECIALLY in these states!

The Center For Disease Control released a list of the 15 states with the most prevalent rates of herpes in the country. In the most prevalent cities, the rate can be up to 40 percent among sexually active people. Sheesh.

15. Norfolk, VA

14. Birmingham, AL

13. Detroit, MI

12. Memphis, TN

11. Nashville, TN

10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

9. Richmond, VA

8. Baltimore, Maryland

7. New Orleans, Louisiana

6. St. Louis

5. Newark, New Jersey

4. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3. Chicago, Illinois

2. Washington, D.C.

1. Atlanta, Georgia

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