Saturday, August 21, 2010

What Spreads Faster Than Bedbugs? Stigma

By Emily B. Hager
New York Times

Jeremy Sparig spent months fighting bedbugs. Now, to some people, he is like a mattress left on the street, something best avoided in these times.

“They don’t want to hug you anymore; they don’t want you coming over,” said Mr. Sparig, of East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. “You’re like a leper.”

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