This is the source I keep getting linked to on reddit. The main takeaway of this paper seems to be 98% of all monkey pox cases are from men who identify as homosexual or bisexual. Buried in the discussion section is a paragraph where the researchers cover their ass:
Although the current outbreak is disproportionately affecting gay or bisexual men and other men who have sex with men, monkeypox is no more a “gay disease” than it is an “African disease.” It can affect anyone. We identified nine heterosexual men with monkeypox. We urge vigilance when examining unusual acute rashes in any person, especially when rashes are combined with systemic symptoms, to avoid missing diagnoses in heterosexual persons.
We have learned exactly nothing from the AIDS panic besides sewing a quilt is a nice activity. At least monkey pox doesn't seem to be so deadly.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2207323
This is the source I keep getting linked to on reddit. The main takeaway of this paper seems to be 98% of all monkey pox cases are from men who identify as homosexual or bisexual. Buried in the discussion section is a paragraph where the researchers cover their ass:
We have learned exactly nothing from the AIDS panic besides sewing a quilt is a nice activity. At least monkey pox doesn't seem to be so deadly.
neither was AIDS when it first started spreading. In fact it was so mild that nobody even knew it existed