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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 construct you sick, including a rash, which may glance like pimples or blisters, often with an earlier flu-like illness. While the current outbreak in the U.S. has high rates of known cases among gay and bisexual men and transgender and agender 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 same family as smallpox, although much less severe. Its call is characterized by the pox illness that occurs upon infection, leading to an outbreak of lesions spreading from the encounter to t
Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising same-sex attracted and bi men
We are issuing the following correction to our statement “Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising lgbtq+ 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 clarify that normal safer sex practices will not avoid contracting monkeypox from someone with monkeypox. We will continue to bring you up to date data 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 queer and bisexual men and the wider LGBTQIA+ Community. To date, there have been only 18 cases of Monkeypox in Northern Ireland. Monkeypox is spread through close contact, which doe A strategy published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recommends that some gay and pansexual men at higher peril of exposure to monkeypox should be offered vaccines to help control the recent outbreak of the virus. Although anyone can condense monkeypox, data from the latest outbreak shows higher levels of transmission within – but not exclusive to – the sexual networks of gay, double attraction and other men who have sex with men. 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. In response, the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) vaccination strategy recommends offering the smallpox vaccine Imvanex, which is shown to be effective against monkeypox, to men considered to be at higher peril of exposure. The strategy is endorsed by the Connected Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which was consulted on the eligibility criteria for the vaccine. An individual’s eligibility would rely on a number of factors but would be similar to the criteria used to assess those eligible for HIV pre-expo Regardless of sexual orientation, the main factor of propagation remains the multiplicity of sexual partners. As of July 26, Monkeypox has not caused any deaths in Europe, but the disease is gaining ground. With nearly 17,000 cases worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus triggered the top level of alert on monkeypox on July 23. Santé Publique France (SPF), France's public health agency, has recorded 1,567 patients in the country since May. 3% of those hold been hospitalized. This epidemic differs from the waves observed so far in a dozen African countries, notably in the patients' profile: almost exclusively men, most of them males who have sex with males, known as "MSM" in the scientific community. Read moreMonkeypox: How is it transmitted and what are the symptoms? The question is why MSM are overrepresented among the affected. First, it is important to keep in mind that the SPF figures are still incomplete. Screening is just starting and complicated by the fact that symptoms are nonspecific. "This virus behaves like a great imitator of herpes or .
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