Does monkey pox only affect gays
mpox (Monkeypox): What You Need to Know
The CDC has raised the alert level on a mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the United States and HHS announced that it will be ramping up testing and a vaccine distribution for those most at-risk, which includes some members of the Diverse community and people living with HIV.
mpox is a disease that can build you sick, including a rash, which may look prefer pimples or blisters, often with an earlier flu-like illness. While the current outbreak in the U.S. has lofty rates of acknowledged cases among lgbtq+ and bisexual men and transgender and non-binary people, this virus is not limited by gender or sexuality and can spread to anyone, anywhere through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact.
Health officials and advocates are urging people to seek treatment and available prevention options, including vaccines when available.
What You Need to Realize
mpox (monkeypox) is a disease caused by the mpox virus, which is in the identical family as smallpox, although much less severe. Its label is characterized by the pox illness that occurs upon infec
Monkeypox isn’t like HIV, but gay and pansexual men are at exposure of unfair stigma
The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the Planet Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the UK from Nigeria, where they are believed to possess contracted the infection. Since then, further cases hold been reported in over a dozen countries where the disease is not normally present, including several European countries, Israel, the US and Canada, as well as Australia.
It has attracted a morbid interest from the public and media. Strange new infectious diseases that the widespread is unfamiliar with, such as monkeypox, can cause a disproportionate degree of fear in the population. In part, this is due to its “exotic” nature, the fear of contagion, and the awareness that it is spreading quickly and invisibly in the population.
This “germ panic” is further heightened by the off-putting visible disfigurements caused by the infection, even if only temporarily. In addition, the general health measures required, such
Since early May, more than 23, cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease.
Cases have now been reported in 78 countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, France, the US and Brazil. Given the scale of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency.
While anyone can receive monkeypox, the current outbreak is overwhelmingly affecting sexually active homosexual, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. In fact, our recent study which looked at monkeypox infections since the start of the outbreak found that 98% of these infections had occurred in this group. Here’s what these men need to know.
How it spreads
Monkeypox is a disease caused by infection with the human monkeypox virus, which comes from the same virus family as smallpox. In fact, symptoms are quite similar to smallpox and comprise fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, cold symptoms (such as a cough or sore throat).
Symptoms are also accompanied by a rash that appears in blisters on the
Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising male lover and bi men
We are issuing the following correction to our statement &#;Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising homosexual and bi men&#;
We stated that &#;Monkeypox is not spread through sexual contact&#;. A more accurate explanation of this is &#;Monkeypox is spread through end contact, which does not require sexual contact&#;. Our aim was to define that normal safer sex practices will not block contracting monkeypox from someone with monkeypox. We will continue to bring you up to date knowledge on monkeypox through our social media and website. Happy Pride!
The Rainbow Undertaking are deeply concerned by comments across social media and the in our local media surrounding the recent cases of Monkeypox in Northern Ireland. We are particularly concerned by questions and discourse on this morning’s Stephen Nolan show. We feel this segment and many of the articles and wider public commentary are causing further stigmatism toward male lover and bisexual men and the wider LGBTQIA+ Community. To date, there have been only 18 cases of Monkeypo