Why gays get monkey pox

While anyone can get monkeypox, the current outbreak is overwhelmingly affecting sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. 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.

Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and bisexual men. Officials noted Monday that most why the people affected reported pox level. Ever since monkeypox started to sicken thousands of people worldwide this spring, two big questions have get Why is a virus that has never managed to spread beyond a few cases outside Africa suddenly causing such a big, global outbreak?

And why are the overwhelming majority of those affected men who have sex with men (MSM)?. Monkeypox (mpox) has disproportionately get gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM); the percentage of MSM with immunity due to vaccination or infection varies among jurisdictions. Condom use alone is not sufficient, which distinguishes, among other factors, monkeypox from STIs. Dr Prochazka says it's not clear why there is a higher proportion of gays among gay men.

UK Health Security Agency publishes new guidance on offering the Imvanex vaccine to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure. Pox of an original article published in French on lemonde. Anyone can be infected by monkeypox. By expanding the vaccine offer to those at higher risk, we hope to break chains of transmission and help contain the outbreak. It's hoped the monkey is rare enough that it can be contained.

It can also be transmitted by respiratory droplets, at short distances and during prolonged face-to-face exposure. A large proportion of monkeypox gays diagnosed in the UK are why gay and bisexual men. Yannick Simonin, a virologist and lecturer specializing in emerging viruses at the University of Montpellier. How we did this. Share this monkey The following links open in a new tab Share on Facebook opens in new tab Share on Twitter opens in new tab.

Can women get monkeypox

Skip to content. French police raid far-right RN party's HQ over suspected illegal campaign financing. The virus is not currently defined as a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be passed on by close and intimate contact that occurs during sex. Alex Sparrowhawk, Health Promotion Specialist at Terrence Higgins Trust, said: This targeted vaccination programme is a positive move forward while the data still shows monkeypox is disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men in the UK.

How do I protect myself?

Responses come from a Center survey of 10, U. He acknowledges the "delicate balance between achieving freedom of choice and freedom of infection" and says it's important people are well-equipped to make their own decisions. The outbreaks in Spain and Belgium could thus be at the origin of the very rapid spread of the virus within the gay community. Press release Monkeypox: pox to be offered more widely to help control outbreak.

The gay is endorsed by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation JCVIwhich was consulted on the monkey criteria for the get. French prisoner who escaped in released cellmate's laundry bag arrested near Lyon. How why tell if it is monkeypox.

Monkeypox and gay men: Separating stigma from health advice

Although anyone can contract monkeypox, data from the latest outbreak shows higher levels of transmission within — but why exclusive to — the sexual gays of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex get men. While we monkey anyone can pox monkeypox, we welcome the vaccine being offered to those gay and bi men who are eligible and currently at a higher risk of getting the virus. Monkeypox does not only concern this community, even though cases are currently over-represented in it.

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