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Monkeypox. Why is it mainly affecting gay men?

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AGAA4 Sat 23-Jul-22 17:23:27

There doesn't seem to be an answer to why men who have sex with men get monkeypox. This will cause problems in countries where being gay is illegal.

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Galaxy Sat 23-Jul-22 17:18:50

HIV didnt spread evenly across groups. They may not even know yet why it seems to be predominantly affecting gay men. Many of the campaigns/information put out at the start of HIV were to be honest not helpful but governments and health services were faced with unchartered territory.

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Esspee Sat 23-Jul-22 17:18:36

I expect it will be a bit like AIDS. At the beginning we weren't told it was mainly spread through gay sex.

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snowberryZ Sat 23-Jul-22 17:13:04

Why isnt it also rife amongst gay women?
Or amongst heterosexual community?
It can be sexually transmitted, so surely it should be spreading evenly across the boards?
Just trying to understand, As it's been on the news. Again

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