Melinda Pettigrew
Melinda Pettigrew is an associate professor in the epidemiology of microbial diseases department and the associate dean of academic affairs at the Yale School of Public Health. She is a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.
You Probably Have Herpes, so Stop Laughing About It
The heavy stigmatization of herpes only contributes to increases in disease transmission and hinders public health prevention efforts.