Celebrities With Herpes
Previously herpes has been associated with prostitutes and sometimes called ‘vocational disease of women’. Shakespeare mentions in Romeo and Juliet ‘women with blisters on the lips.’ It is a viral disease instigated by a virus known as Herpes simplex. Genital and oral herpes are the two types of common herpes. It is transmitted through direct contact of fluid of an individual infected with herpes. The symptoms of oral herpes are visible as sore blisters on the lips of an individual that of the genital herpes are visible on the genitals. There are a few antiviral for the treatment of the disease.

Nobody suffering from the infection tells about it willingly and in the case of celebrity it becomes more difficult to know about his or her being infection ridden. The list of celebrities infected with herpes is long.

They did not tell willingly because the stigma of genital and oral herpes carries a sense of shame and guilt. However, the fact is that 60% of US population is suffering from herpes.

The list is very long and the celebrities suffering from herpes include Bill Clinton, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Alyssa Milano, Katie Holmes, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Brad Pitt and Pamela Anderson.

Jessica Alba was endowed with herpes by her boyfriend Derek Jeter. One of his employees made the secret known as he usually would go to refill her Valtrex prescription.

Paris Hilton’s genital herpes became known to the world when she told one of her boyfriend that she might have herpes. The fact was confirmed when a Valtrex prescription was found. So, she was having sex without condom. It is the most shocking revelation for her fans. Recently photographs of Katie Holmes with oral herpes have been published in print media and the Internet. It created hype among her fans.

These celebrities have genital herpes because they had unsafe sexual relationship with multiple partners. They often jeopardize their health in this way. They often have to face a lawsuit for spreading the herpes and have to pay the heavy fine.