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It's an artifact of undertesting and restricted access to testing. In Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, they clearly have seen and documented its spread via

It's an artifact of undertesting and restricted access to testing. In Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, they clearly have seen and documented its spread via airborne particles to any sex of people for decades now: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01686-z https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01686-z It's silly how quickly people have ignored all the data about it from Africa because it seems to be inconvenient. The MSM community is the first major non-African cluster just like the Wuhan market was the first major cluster for COVID-19. People saying it's not a threat to the non-MSM community right now were like people who said "oh it won't spread outside China" to COVID-19 in January 2020. The virus doesn't care about your sexual preference. If you have the right cell receptors and come in contact with it, it will attack and infect.

dillondoyle 4y ago
For what it's worth, I replied to you above with numbers showing it's even more MSM than that in CA. But on testing it feels to me we are making the same mistakes as covid. I've had this cold/run off gunk for weeks. Longer than what is normal from allergies. My Dr. told me I need two lesions to get a test. Which is like saying you need to have been in Wuhan and have severe cold like symptoms. The pox are pretty unique looking... Especially if you've had recent intimacy. IDK maybe we sohuld bring back I. Am. Not. An. Epidemiologist (IAMAE) but wouldn't it be better - if our supply is limited - to test people who might have been exposed, so they can quarantine before they get pox and then contact trace. Probably non-pox spread, but if you have those sores it's pretty noticeable ...
ravel-bar-foo 4y ago
That article does not support what you claim, except stating that the virus is endemic in rats and suspected of being spread through sexual contact. Not really news to anyone who has been following this stuff. It does not mention airborne particles (not that I doubt you: our facility does takes airborne precautions with suspected monkeypox patients) So back to my original question: have you seen more comprehensive surveillance data for the general population?

dillondoyle 4y ago

For what it's worth, I replied to you above with numbers showing it's even more MSM than that in CA. But on testing it feels to me we are making the same mistakes as covid. I've had this cold/run off gunk for weeks. Longer than what is normal from allergies. My Dr. told me I need two lesions to get a test. Which is like saying you need to have been in Wuhan and have severe cold like symptoms. The pox are pretty unique looking... Especially if you've had recent intimacy. IDK maybe we sohuld bring back I. Am. Not. An. Epidemiologist (IAMAE) but wouldn't it be better - if our supply is limited - to test people who might have been exposed, so they can quarantine before they get pox and then contact trace. Probably non-pox spread, but if you have those sores it's pretty noticeable ...

ravel-bar-foo 4y ago

That article does not support what you claim, except stating that the virus is endemic in rats and suspected of being spread through sexual contact. Not really news to anyone who has been following this stuff. It does not mention airborne particles (not that I doubt you: our facility does takes airborne precautions with suspected monkeypox patients) So back to my original question: have you seen more comprehensive surveillance data for the general population?