Woman Claims Karaoke Mic Gave Her Herpes—China’s Germiest Viral Hit of 2025

A woman in China claims she contracted herpes simplex virus by holding a karaoke mic too close to her mouth, igniting social media panic over communal singing hygiene. Karaoke mic herpes is now trending, as germaphobes everywhere wonder: can belting out 'My Heart Will Go On' go so wrong?