Why do gays get monkey pox

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Monkeypox and gay men: Separating stigma from health advice

The most important thing now is ensuring all countries have equal access to vaccines and treatment to protect against the further spread of infections. The declaration of a worldwide pandemic by the WHO will hopefully serve to co-ordinate the global response and open up the possibility of mass production of several vaccines with access for all.

The new vaccine has been tested and shown to be safe for people with HIV. Antiviral medications used to treat smallpox can also be used for monkeypox, including tecovirimat TPOXX , which prevents viral egress from cells, and the nucleoside analogues cidofovir Vistide ; familiar as a treatment for cytomegalovirus retinitis and brincidofovir Tembexa.

Alex Sparrowhawk, from the trust's health improvement team, says they're worried people might mistakenly regard monkeypox as a so-called gay disease and says everyone needs to be aware of the signs and symptoms. Jaime Garcia-Iglesias, a sociologist at the University of Edinburgh who has studied how Aids and Covid affected certain communities, says there's a "significant risk" that the stigma "comes to the surface again" and might stop people from seeking the help they need.