I’m going to keep calling it monkeypox, I like the silliness
For those that don’t know, mpox rarely spreads outside of “sexual contact” so if you’re not a sex worker or go to sex parties, you’ll almost certainly be fine. And even if you do get it you’ll recover fine as long as you’re given basic care.
This isn’t anything like covid.
Majority of STIs are not spread by sex workers. Majority of sex workers do not have STIs. The type of sex worker you’re referring to (high risk STI group) is usually one of several categories:
- trafficked minor
- trafficked adult
- meth user (meth use in particular is associated with unsafe sex orgies)
- injectable drug use
That’s because these groups come into contact with people who will regularly sexually assault others including via biological warfare like STIs, and due to their status they are unable to say no to the abuse or to use protection like condoms and PreP. Think of the type of guy who pays for a trafficked minor like a 13 year old. Would you trust them if they said their STI status was clean? How does a kid even get access to condoms or money to buy an STI test, or hiw do they drive and get themselves a vaccine? How does an adult human who is essentially a slave do that? These groups are not the same as adult consensual sex workers and if we would decriminalize sex work, it would be easier to find people who are actually a public health risk due to trafficking.
Majority of STIs are in people 25 yrs of age and younger. Then there’s another spike for much older people. Both groups are often victims of sexual assault, in fact are the highest demographics for both. Disabled people who are in the highest category for sexual assault likewise have the highest STI numbers. All of these groups are more likely to live in group homes.
Majority of STIs are in people in college or high school. In consensual interactions, these people often have little money, don’t understand the risks, don’t get tested often, and aren’t as likely to wear protection. They are also likely to have very close contact (nonsexual) with peers including living in dorms and participating in extracurriculars.
I think it’s weird to slut shame consensual, safe, responsible adult sex like a sex party or sex work. The vast majority of sex workers are not being trafficked and make relatively safe, sane decisions about their own health including using condoms, being vaccinated, and being tested regularly. I think that you should self examine who you’re bullying and stigmatizing. No one deserves mpox.
I’m not shut shaming anyone, litterally just stating the facts. I’m involved in the kink scene and have been to sex parties myself. I’m not saying these people “deserve” mpox like you’re trying to claim I am, I’m litterslly just saying what the WHO guidance says.
You’re talking about the case for STIs in the US. Whereas mpox is primarily spreading in the Reupiblic of the Congo and adjacent countries. Where I imagine the situation with sex workers is different.
And again, you need to stop with your accusatory attitude.
The article is about mpox in the UK, a Western country, and most Lemmy users are in the US. Further, my comments about sexual abuse being the reason these groups spread stis is accurate worldwide.
Where does the WHO guidance say “Unless you participate in orgies or are a sex worker, you won’t get mpox”??
I can have whatever attitude I please. Maybe stop spreading misinformation first.
so if you’re not a sex worker or go to sex parties, you’ll almost certainly be fine
The WHO article you linked below says:
It is recommended for people at high risk to get vaccinated to prevent infection with mpox, especially during an outbreak. This includes:
- health workers at risk of exposure
- men who have sex with men
- people with multiple sex partners
- sex workers.
Incorrect. Not only can mpox be spread through the air via respiratory droplets, skin contact with contaminated surfaces is also a transmission vector.
The fatality rate is also more than twice that of Covid.
The WHO does not agree either you.
Did you read the thing you’re linking to?
It says:
Anyone can get mpox. It spreads from contact with infected: […]
- materials, such as contaminated sheets, clothes or needles […]
Person-to-person transmission of mpox can occur through direct contact with infectious skin or other lesions such as in the mouth or on genitals; this includes contact which is
- face-to-face (talking or breathing) […]
- respiratory droplets or short-range aerosols from prolonged close contact
The WHO said COVID wasn’t airborne and only spread through contact or cough droplets until 2023 when they changed their mind even though research had put significant doubts in this by 2021.
They WHO isn’t usually the most speedy at getting the details right. I’d look for literature reviews.
Much of the symptoms are growing hair everywhere and beginning to speak in bro…ken…sen…tences.
Apes to…gether strong.
JK get vaxxed.
More specifically, keep an eye on your local health authorities’ recommendations and get vaccinated if you are part of a population recommended to do so.
Mpox affects certain demographics a great deal more than others, and if non-vulnerable people make a run on mpox vaccine in a panic, it could leave a limited supply for those who need it most.
Uh oh. Inc antivax propaganda bombardment.
Tbh I really hope they collide with some other niche rabid group. Anyone ever look into the Ray Peat forum? It’s crazy fascinating for me as someone who finds medicine interesting. The anger these people have about what is “Real Peat” diet vs not is 🤌 like a slice of the Old Internet.
I’d love for antivaxxers to latch onto the Peat diet and try to fight those guys. It would be like Swifties and Kpop stans dueling
This post gave me the same question and I went and looked a bit. Looks like it: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/vaccines/vaccine-recommendations.html
I can already see people saying you don’t have to worry if you don’t fuck monkeys.
This is mpox, so it’s not monkeys you need to avoid, only MPs… Spread the word!
