‘Help! What is this?’ Net users take to Reddit for STD diagnosis


People are increasingly turning to strangers on social network Reddit to diagnose their sexually transmitted diseases, according to a new study published in a US journal. — Reddit

WASHINGTON: "How did I get chlamydia?" "Is this herpes?"

People are increasingly turning to strangers on social network Reddit to diagnose their sexually transmitted diseases, according to a new study published in a US journal on Nov 5 that called the phenomenon "crowd-diagnosis".

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