And if it is, do we know why?

Like, all I can think of is if it's transmitted by touch and so it's spreading in that community more I guess?

  • Bruja [she/her, love/loves]
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    3 年前

    https://web.archive.org/web/20220723203517/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/22/opinions/monkeypox-prevention-preparedness-madad/index.html

    Recent data from New York City shows that about 98% of reported monkeypox cases are among men and 2% among transgender, gender nonconforming and nonbinary individuals. Almost all are men who have sex with men (MSM).

    There is nothing intrinsic to the monkeypox virus that makes it spread specifically to the MSM community, but engagement with the highly interconnected sexual networks of the MSM community has become a risk factor for the virus. All outbreaks start somewhere and, unfortunately, monkeypox has found a footing into the MSM social network.

    The primary way monkeypox spreads is through close skin-to-skin contact, and sex is one activity that necessitates such contact. But the reality is that anyone can get and spread monkeypox.

    The difficult truth is that this monkeypox outbreak could have been avoided. We should have paid attention to this virus decades ago. Turning a blind eye to an outbreak happening in another country is not only foolish -- it's dangerous.

    • The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair]
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      3 年前

      IDK how New York is doing it, but a lot of cities are ONLY testing gay men because they've already heard its a "gay disease." So this could also be incredibly self selecting.