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.