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Friday, May 17, 2024

News From Wakanda: Monkey Pox Outbreak

U.S. News and World Report relates that "Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned." The article warns that "Mpox is spread through close personal contact" such as through sex, and that "[a]lthough anyone can get mpox, men who have sex with men are particularly at risk, and those who have HIV are more vulnerable to severe disease." "'In two outbreaks [in the DRC],'" the article continues, "'sexual transmission of clade I MPXV was reported among men-who-have-sex-with-men and both male and female sex workers and their contacts,' the researchers said." (brackets in original). In addition, the article relates that "two thirds (67%) of suspected cases and more than three quarters (78%) of suspected deaths have occurred in persons aged 15 years [or younger]." (brackets in original).

2 comments:

  1. Weird how this disappeared from the news when only gay people got it . . .

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    1. They've spent the past 40 years trying to diminish our disgust response so bringing up the reason why we have that disgust response would be counterproductive.

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