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Monkeypox: Why are gay and multi-attracted men more affected?
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, cases worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus triggered the utmost level of alert on monkeypox on July
Santé Publique France (SPF), France's public health agency, has recorded 1, patients in the country since May. 3% of those have 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 brain that the SPF figures are still incomplete. Screening is just starting and complicated by the
‘I felt like I was dirty’: experiences of gay men diagnosed with mpox in England
“After I left the clinic, I got very emotional. Not because I had monkeypox…But I felt let down by the way the discourse, and the way that the infection, the virus or whatever it is, was organism portrayed as skillfully. It took me to a place where I just didn’t expect to feel in terms of my encounter, as a lgbtq+ man, with lots of privilege in lots of ways. Usually I felt like I had dignity in the [health] service and the way I am treated by the government and the likes of that. And it just kind of really sped away suddenly.”
A recent study found that men diagnosed with mpox, clinicians and community stakeholders consider that the government's perceived inaction towards the illness was due to its association with stigmatised sexual minorities. This systemic failure was often compared to the initial response to the AIDS crisis.
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stigma
Social attitudes that suggest that having a particular illness or being in a particular situation is something to be ashamed of. Stigma can be questioned and
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 Queer community and people living with HIV.
mpox is a disease that can build you sick, including a rash, which may observe 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 genderqueer 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 Recognize
mpox (monkeypox) is a disease caused by the mpox virus, which is in the same family as smallpox, although much less severe. Its label is characterized by the pox illness that occurs upon infec
Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising homosexual 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 shut contact, which does not require sexual contact&#;. Our aim was to define that normal safer sex practices will not stop contracting monkeypox from someone with monkeypox. We will continue to bring you up to date facts on monkeypox through our social media and website. Happy Pride!
The Rainbow Plan 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 lgbtq+ and bisexual men and the wider LGBTQIA+ Community. To date, there have been only 18 cases of Monkeypo