We weren't talking about virulence. As always, when you get owned, you try to move the goal posts.
Answer the question then. Where would those numbers have originated in an era where promiscuous sexual activity was significantly less common than it is today?
You can't answer the question, as there simply is no answer available. The claim is nonsensical on the face of things.
You'r linking to a racist christian web site?
Quelle surprise!!
My mistake. I thought it was a Black Christian site. :lol:
In any case, they linked reputable sources for their claims.
For instance...
48% of all Black Women in America are infected with incurable genital herpes. [1]
Is supported by the following...
Reuters - U.S. herpes rates remain high / CDC
Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according to an analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 21 percent of women were infected with genital herpes, compared to only 11.5 percent of men, while 39 percent of blacks were infected compared to about 12 percent for whites, the CDC said.
These claims, meanwhile...
Blacks have HIV rates 800% higher than that of Whites. [2]
Black males are 1,100% more likely to contract chlamydia than White males. Black women contact chlamydia 700% more often than White Women. [3]
Black women are 2,100% more likely to be infected with syphilis than White women. Black men are 710% more likely than White men to have the same disease. [3]
Are supported by the following...
CDC.gov - HIV Among African Americans
African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV.
The rate of new HIV infection in African Americans is 8 times that of whites based on population size.
And...
CDC.gov - STDs in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Chlamydia
Blacks—In 2010, the overall rate among blacks in the United States was 1,167.5 cases per 100,000, a 4.0% increase from the 2009 rate of 1,122.2 cases per 100,000. The rate of chlamydia among black women was over seven times the rate among white women (1,536.5 and 205.1 per 100,000 women, respectively) (Figure O). The chlamydia rate among black men was almost 11 times the rate among white men (761.8 and 69.9 cases per 100,000 men, respectively).
Chlamydia rates were highest for blacks aged 15–19 and 20–24 years in 2010 (Table 11B). The chlamydia rate among black females aged 15–19 years was 7,719.1 cases per 100,000 women, which was 6.6 times the rate among white females in the same age group (1,172.1). The rate among black women aged 20–24 years was over five times the rate among white women in the same age group (Table 11B).
Similar racial disparities in reported chlamydia rates exist among men. Among males aged 15–19 years, the rate among blacks was 13.1 times the rate among whites (Table 11B). The chlamydia rate among black men aged 20–24 years was almost eight times the rate among white men of the same age group (3,292.5 and 415.4 cases per 100,000 men, respectively).
Syphilis
Blacks—During 2009–2010, the rate of P&S syphilis among blacks decreased 8.7% (from 18.4 to 16.8 cases per 100,000 population). In 2010, 47.4% of all cases reported to CDC were among blacks and 31.0% of all cases were among whites.
The overall 2010 rate for blacks was eight times the rate for whites, while the 2009 rate was 9.2 times the rate for whites (Figure 42). In 2010, the rate of P&S syphilis among black men was 7.1 times the rate among white men; the rate among black women was 21 times the rate among white women (Figure S).
In some age groups, particularly black men (including men who have sex with men) and women aged 15–19 and 20–24 years, disparities have increased markedly in recent years as rates of disease have increased (Figures T and U).18 During 2006–2010, rates among men aged 15–19 years increased the most among black men (from 14.0 to 24.5 cases per 100,000 population) (Table 35B). During the same period, rates among black men aged 20–24 years increased from 39.6 to 92.5 cases per 100,000 population (134%); the magnitude of this increase (52.9 cases per 100,000 population) was the greatest reported regardless of age, sex, or race/ethnicity. The 2010 rate among black men aged 15–19 years was 25 times the rate for whites.
The largest rate increases among black women during 2006–2010 occurred among women aged 20–24 and 25-29 years (by 8.6 and 6.0 cases per 100,000 population, respectively). In 2010, rates for black women aged 15–19 years were 38 times the rate for white women of the same age.
Recent trends in syphilis rates in young black men are of particular concern given data indicating high HIV incidence in this population.19,20
Figures for Gonorrhea are similarly lopsided against African American populations.
The simple fact of the matter is that blacks tended to be rather promiscuous, culturally speaking, and they aren't overly fond of safe sex either. This skews the STD figures for states which have large black populations (i.e. the South and large portions of the Mid West).
80% of the worst states are in the Bible Belt, and Utah is Mormon not christian.
Nonsense. As I have already pointed out, there are other, far more likely, causes at play.
Again, 60% of the best states are also red and in highly religious parts of the country.
They have irresponsible sex too, but their problems don't manifest as STD's.
Nope. You're wrong on that too.
Many of the red states in the best state category have rather low abortion, unwed single mother, and divorce rates as well.
Blue states, meanwhile, tend to have rather high unwed single mother and abortion rates.
