With the world still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of Monkeypox have alarmed the world. The World Health Organisation has too expressed its concern over the rising cases of the untreatable Monkeypox around the globe. Now, USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its study noted that the Gay and Bisexual men have greater chances to be exposed to Monkeypox. Monkeypox Gay and Bisexual report has shocked the world and sent a worrying signal to the LGBTQ community.
As per CDC reported by CNN, Dr. John Brooks explained that some groups of people are in much more danger of getting inflicted from the Monkeypox, especially gay and bisexual men. However, the CDC emphasized that it does not mean Monkeypox is exclusive to Gay and Bisexual men. "Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox exclusively to the gay and bisexual community in the US," said Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
"Anyone, anyone, can develop [and] spread monkeypox infection, but ... many of those affected in the current global outbreak identified as gay and bisexual men," added Dr. John Brooks.
It is pertinent to mention here that Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, but it can spread through intimate contact during sex when someone has an active rash.
What are Monkeypox and its symptoms?
The rare disease of Monkeypox is caused by infection. As per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, the Monkeypox belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. WHO states that the zoonotic disease occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa and is occasionally exported to other regions.
As per the WHO, a person infected with Monkeypox gets a fever, rash, intense headache, back pain, muscle aches (myalgia), intense asthenia (lack of energy), and swollen lymph nodes. Skin eruptions are also reported in patients with Monkeypox, which begins within 1-3 days of the appearance of fever, according to WHO. The rashes tend to be more concentrated on the face. Apart from the face, it affects the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, oral mucous membranes, genitalia and conjunctivae as well as the cornea, the global health agency further said.