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CDC Warns Gay Men of Higher Monkeypox Risk as Disease Spreads at European Sex Parties

“Anyone, anyone, can develop [and] spread monkeypox infection, but … many of those affected in the current global outbreak identified as gay and bisexual men.”

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Monday said that gay and bisexual men have a “greater chance” of catching monkeypox, adding that they make up a “notable fraction of cases” in the latest global outbreak.

“In some cases, during the early stages of illness, the rash has been mostly in the genital and perianal area,” CDC HIV/AIDS Division Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Brooks said. “In some cases, it has produced anal or genital lesions that look like other diseases like herpes or chickenpox or syphilis.”

While monkeypox can infect anyone, experts say, the outbreak is more prevalent among the LGBTQ+ community. “Anyone, anyone, can develop [and] spread monkeypox infection, but … many of those affected in the current global outbreak identified as gay and bisexual men,”  Brooks said.

With LGBTQ+ Pride Month kicking off after Memorial Day weekend, experts at the CDC are warning the community about the potential to catch monkeypox.

“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 U.S.,” he said.

The CDC added that monkeypox does not pose a great risk to the general community in America at this time.

“It is likely that there are going to be additional cases reported in the United States,” said Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC’s Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.

“What we’re trying to do by bringing attention to the fact that some of these cases have had a genital and perianal presentation is just to remind people that people may come in for an evaluation of what they think is an STD, but we’d like the provider to think ‘could it be monkeypox as well?’ if the circumstances fit the story,” Brooks added.

“Anyone can spread monkeypox [from] contact with body fluid or monkeypox sores or respiratory droplets when close to someone,” Brooks said.

Symptoms of monkeypox include “swollen lymph nodes, headache, fever, muscle aches and fatigue. The disease then progresses into a rash and lesions that blister and scab over. This can happen all over the body” for two to four weeks.

According to initial data, England, Spain, and Portugal have seen the most confirmed cases of monkeypox — a total of 134 with 60 more suspected — among other western countries including the Netherlands, Italy, France, Canada, Belgium, Israel, Australia, Sweden, Greece, Switzerland, and Austria.

Valiant News previously reported that UK health authorities are warning gay and bisexual men to be alert for monkeypox, a disease that they say has been spreading “in sexual networks” in the country.

Experts have since pinpointed a “leading theory” that original spread of the disease occurred through sexual transmission at raves held in Spain and Belgium.

In Madrid, which has seen 30 cases of the disease, authorities are now investigating a Gay Pride event in the Canary Islands as a potential source of their outbreak.

In Germany, four confirmed cases have been linked to exposure at “party events … where sexual activity took place” in Spain’s Canary Islands and in Berlin.

Thus far in the U.S., there has been one confirmed case of monkeypox in Massachusetts.

Six more suspected cases of the disease have been identified in Florida, New York, Utah and Washington state –with four of those expected to be confirmed soon, according to reports.

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Andrew White is a Northern Virginia native. His work has been previously featured on Alex Jones’ Infowars, Revolver News, and The Liberty Daily. White is a constitutionalist Patriot, who focuses on social issues, election integrity, globalism, US politics, as well as general corporate and government corruption.

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    JD

    May 24, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    This is why sex should not recreational! Men lying with men and women with women is unnatural! Sex is an intimate act and this as well as other STD’s are the rewards. Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Check world history, Rome, Greece, even Sodom and Gomorrah all fell because of their iniquity!

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    TJ

    May 24, 2022 at 10:43 pm

    Not surprising. No different than the original outbreak of Aids.
    Guys fucking each other up the ass and then screwing a bunch of women.
    What the hell does anyone expect to happen when a bunch of ignorant gay apes decide to screw off again like animals.
    We need to harvest all these degenerates (male and female) into single isolated places and let them Fuck the shit out of each other until they all die.
    Then the world will be cleansedw.

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