Do gay people only get monkeypox

While anyone can get monkeypox, the current outbreak is overwhelmingly affecting sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Monkeypox: Why are gay and bisexual men more affected? Regardless of sexual orientation, the main factor of propagation remains the multiplicity of sexual partners. Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and bisexual men.

Officials noted Monday that most of the people affected reported some level.

Monkeypox: an expert explains what gay and bisexual men need to know

A large proportion of monkeypox cases diagnosed in the UK are among gay and bisexual men. Doctors and public-health experts have spoken to the BBC about the "delicate balance" of keeping those. An outbreak of a disease called monkeypox is currently taking place in many countries that do not typically have cases.

This can be concerning, especially for people whose loved ones or community have been affected. Some cases have been identified through sexual health clinics in communities of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. It is important to note that the risk of. Dr Prochazka says as case numbers are so small, experts aren't advising people to change personal behaviour but to be "hyper-vigilant.

All this may explain why the virus is primarily spreading through networks of men who have sex with men. In addition to identified contact cases, the French National Authority for Health HAS extended preventive vaccinations, on July 11, to MSM, multi-partner trans people, sex workers and professionals working in sexual consumption venues. But attitudes differ considerably among gay or bisexual men.

But the fact that the disease still seems to primarily be occurring in one group means that, with the right interventions, the course of the outbreak could still be changed and that group protected. He says: "It just happens that the infection appears to have been introduced in networks of gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men.

Getty Images. Monkeypox is a disease caused by infection with the human monkeypox virus, which comes from the same virus family as smallpox. Nice's Contemporary Art Biennale explores the city's unique relationship to the sea. Read the topline for additional details.

Monkeypox: Why are gay and bisexual men more affected?

Does monkeypox spread faster among gay and bisexual men? The short answer is no. Read more Subscribers only 'An attempt to equate monkeypox with the homosexual community' will have long-term public health consequences. Straight men are evenly divided in their assessments. As monkeypox is often caught through direct contact, once it's introduced to a community, it is more likely to spread through that community among those who are in close contact with each other - for example, within a household or among sexual partners.

Gay or lesbian adults are particularly likely to say they have heard more. Read more Subscribers only New York's gay community mobilizes against monkeypox. Yannick Simonin, a virologist and lecturer specializing in emerging viruses at the University of Montpellier. According to emerging viruses specialist Yannick Simonin, anyone who has close physical contact with another person who has contracted monkeypox is at risk, regardless of their sexual orientation.

The WHO has also recommended that at-risk groups limit how many sexual partners they have and take steps to protect themselves from contact. Simonin, "an STI is a disease that is transmitted during sexual intercourse and does not necessarily involve the presence of virus in sexual secretions.

Short Reads. This means that it can spread in households through any close personal contact with an infected person — not just as a result of sexual intimacy. In addition to the symptoms usually reported in endemic areas, some patients suffer from new conditions such as angina or rectitis inflammation of the rectal mucosa.

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But it can also be spread through large respiratory droplets such as coughing and sneezing. A hundred positive cases were detected after the Gay Pride Festival at the Yumbo de Maspalomas, in the Canary Islands, while another outbreak occurred at the same time at the Darklands Festival, in Belgium, in early May. Got a new rash?