Recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control find that nearly half all Black woman have herpes. The CDC reports that 48 percent of Black women ages 14 to 49 have herpes simplex 2, the virus that causes the disease. It is the most common STD in the U.S. At 39.2 percent, African Americans have at least three times greater odds of contracting herpes than White people, who only have a 12.3 percent likelihood of having the condition. ... Click Here to Read More Click Here to Read More