Unprotected beer pong play is almost as bad as unprotected sex according to the Center for Disease Control.
There has been a huge increase in Herpes transmission and reports of the virus have gone up 230% from last year in people 17 to 21. This is traced to the sharing of cups during beer pong. The type of Herpes increasing is the Simplex-Virus 1 that causes cold sores. EW!
The Centers for Disease Control recommends filling the cups with water for the game — and drinking from non-shared cups — as a way of decreasing the danger, but a UMass sophomore makes the point that such play “takes away from the spirit of the game.”