Monkeypox

[temporal1]

LOL, get with the program. Next fear [is] "Monkeypox".

“Monkeypox outbreak is primarily spreading through sex, WHO officials say”
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/monkeyp ... s-say.html

KEY POINTS
European nations have confirmed dozens of cases in what’s become the largest outbreak of monkeypox ever on the Continent, according to the German military.

The U.S. has confirmed at least two cases and Canada has confirmed at least five so far. Belgium just introduced a mandatory 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients.

The most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men.

1980’s revisit?
Will we all sit back watching government (in effect, promote+spread) this disease, rather than advise/demand prevention,
as was forced on the world’s population a la COVID?

We are about to witness .. ..

[temporal1]

CDC / About Monkeypox
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html

IT IS, BUT IT ISN’T. of course not:

Monkeypox is spreading through sexual contact, but it’s not a sexually transmitted infection, WHO says.
Here’s what that means
https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/monkeypo ... ction-who/

.. Monkeypox is a rare disease related to smallpox and cowpox that causes fever, muscle aches, and lesions. The incubation period, or time between exposure and the onset of symptoms, is usually a week or two but can range from five to 21 days, according to the CDC.

In Africa, where the disease is typically found, monkeypox has proven deadly in as many as 10% of infected persons, the CDC notes.
The illness typically lasts anywhere between two and four weeks. ..

Risk assessment: Monkeypox multi-country outbreak
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati ... y-outbreak

Key messages
Monkeypox (MPX) does not spread easily between people.
Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact with infectious material from skin lesions of an infected person, through respiratory droplets in prolonged face-to-face contact, and through fomites. The predominance, in the current outbreak, of diagnosed human MPX cases among men having sex with men (MSM), and the nature of the presenting lesions in some cases, suggest transmission occurred during sexual intercourse.

Based on ECDC’s epidemiological assessment, the likelihood of MPX spreading in persons having multiple sexual partners in the EU/EEA is considered high.

Although most cases in current outbreaks have presented with mild disease symptoms, monkeypox virus (MPXV) may cause severe disease in certain population groups (young children, pregnant women, immunosuppressed persons).
However, the likelihood of cases with severe morbidity cannot be accurately estimated yet.

The overall risk is assessed as moderate for persons having multiple sexual partners (including some groups of MSM) and low for the broader population. ..

ECDC presents monkeypox response options, as nine EU/EEA countries report cases
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even ... se-options

Infected persons should remain isolated until scabs fall off and should especially avoid close contact with immunosuppressed persons and pets.

Abstaining from sexual activity and close physical contact is also advised until the rash heals.
Most cases can remain at home with supportive care.

Considering the incubation period, along with possible 10% morbidity rates, abstaining is solid/logical prevention.

Let’s witness as health organizations promote abstaining from homosexual acts as disease prevention.
As an act of social consciousness, social responsibility.

[nett]

Hate to be callous, but this new "pandemic" just doesn't seem that concerning...

[Soloist]

Hate to be callous, but this new "pandemic" just doesn't seem that concerning...

Yes, but at the same time they are having issues tracing these outbreaks in some area's. There likely isn't the same level of risk in the US as there is in Africa unless... there is a mutation that somehow the disease acquires.

Ebola broke out into the US but America stopped it as it was not very effective at spreading and was easily controlled.

[nett]

Hate to be callous, but this new "pandemic" just doesn't seem that concerning...

Yes, but at the same time they are having issues tracing these outbreaks in some area's. There likely isn't the same level of risk in the US as there is in Africa unless... there is a mutation that somehow the disease acquires.

Ebola broke out into the US but America stopped it as it was not very effective at spreading and was easily controlled.

Have they observed Monkeypox transmitting other than via fluids yet?

[temporal1]

Hate to be callous, but this new "pandemic" just doesn't seem that concerning...

Yes, but at the same time they are having issues tracing these outbreaks in some area's. There likely isn't the same level of risk in the US as there is in Africa unless... there is a mutation that somehow the disease acquires.

Ebola broke out into the US but America stopped it as it was not very effective at spreading and was easily controlled.

Have they observed Monkeypox transmitting other than via fluids yet?

i’m expecting crickets, i’m surprised there has been any mention of homosexual transmission, at all, yet, there is initial honesty that this is the central risk activity.

it sounds as tho abstaining from sodomy would make it nearly 100% PREVENTABLE. i’m waiting to hear WHO, CDC, etc., sound the alarm in any way comparable to the Wuhan virus.

because, you know, public consciousness.

June: Pridefully Abstain Month

[RZehr]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/monkeypox-sp ... 50288.html

The World Health Organization recently confirmed the transmission methods driving the three-week-old outbreak in Europe, Australia, and the United States. “Based on currently available information, cases have mainly but not exclusively been identified amongst men who have sex with men seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics,” the WHO stated last week.

So it should come as no surprise, then, that men having sex with other men is a significant factor in the pox’s spread. David Heymann, who formerly headed the WHO’s emergencies department, told The Associated Press that men attending raves in Spain and Belgium—and getting frisky with each other—“amplified” the outbreak.

And yet:

“It does not mean that gay or bisexual men are doing anything inherently wrong, or that the virus has changed or that it’s sexually transmitted, it just means that this behaviour facilitates transmission in these networks,” he told PinkNews. “We wanted to make sure people understand that transmission is not exclusive to gay and bisexual men, it just happens that it has entered this network.”

[ken_sylvania]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/monkeypox-sp ... 50288.html

The World Health Organization recently confirmed the transmission methods driving the three-week-old outbreak in Europe, Australia, and the United States. “Based on currently available information, cases have mainly but not exclusively been identified amongst men who have sex with men seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics,” the WHO stated last week.

So it should come as no surprise, then, that men having sex with other men is a significant factor in the pox’s spread. David Heymann, who formerly headed the WHO’s emergencies department, told The Associated Press that men attending raves in Spain and Belgium—and getting frisky with each other—“amplified” the outbreak.

And yet:

“It does not mean that gay or bisexual men are doing anything inherently wrong, or that the virus has changed or that it’s sexually transmitted, it just means that this behaviour facilitates transmission in these networks,” he told PinkNews. “We wanted to make sure people understand that transmission is not exclusive to gay and bisexual men, it just happens that it has entered this network.”

If Monkeypox was spread "mainly but not exclusively" by people going about without wearing masks, you can be sure the WHO would be happy to insist that everyone must not go without a mask. And society would be happy to shame those who fail to comply.

We never saw the WHO fall over itself like this trying to make sure the world knew that maskless people "aren't doing anything inherently wrong."

[Ken]

From the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/ ... ssion.html

Monkeypox spreads between people primarily through direct contact with infectious sores, scabs, or body fluids. It also can be spread by respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact. Monkeypox can spread during intimate contact between people, including during sex, as well as activities like kissing, cuddling, or touching parts of the body with monkeypox sores. At this time, it is not known if monkeypox can spread through semen or vaginal fluids.

So basically you get it by being in close contact with someone else. But they don't actually know if it is sexually transmitted.

That term actually has specific meaning in epidemiology. It means a disease that is spread through semen or vaginal fluids or through genital contact in some cases. It doesn't mean any disease you might catch while having sex. You can most definitely catch Covid while having sex with someone who has Covid but that doesn't make Covid a sexually transmitted disease.

[temporal1]

Graphic in places, but not salacious. 15min.

“Breaking News!”
“Monkeypox found mainly in gay & bisexual men!”
“Does this make the virus homophobic?”