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    • BolsheWitch [she/her, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Gay and bisexual men are the first groups they noticed it in because those groups are already “at risk” and because of that they get screened for health issues more often.

      This is complete bullshit. The queer community is literally doing the right thing by regularly visiting their healthcare providers and we’re still being scapegoated.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        It's actually because of a superspreader event at a pride/music festival at the Canary islands, a Spanish territory. So nothing to do with actually being gay, it just happened to be the first big superspreader event.

        • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          What are the odds it's spreading like hell airborne and they're only focusing on sexual transmission because it's coincidentally primarily gay men affected?

          Edit: from @VILenin further down the thread:

          Just a few paragraphs down and they admit it’s actually spread through close contact. Like, not even hugging tightly, but wearing the clothes of someone who’s had it. Good thing no one ever physically interacts with another person outside of sex.

          :agony-consuming:

          • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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            3 years ago

            The monkeypox symptoms from the CDC and WHO have been updated to include gential sores as well.

            Could be both, no one knows at this point.

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            3 years ago

            it’s spreading like hell airborne

            Basically nil. It's R value is apparently .59

        • BolsheWitch [she/her, they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Could you send me a source on that? I believe you, but also want to read it over. Sounds like I might not be going to my first pride this year...

          :doomjak:

          • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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            3 years ago

            https://apnews.com/article/health-world-organization-united-nations-animals-72a9efaaf5b55ace396398b839847505

            https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2022-05-23/monkeypox-investigation-into-link-to-parties-in-canary-islands/67306

            https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/

            The event was attended by over 80 000 people, talk about a superspreader...

            Also sauna in the articles basically means a gay club/hook up area