Monkey Pox Fact Sheet – The market of rumors is hot once again since the first spread of the monkeypox virus in the western world. The latest outbreak of the monkeypox virus in Western countries, including the United States, Canada, France, United Kingdom, and Germany, has ignited several debates regarding the virus on social media and other platforms.

The latest variant of the monkeypox virus affecting Western countries is not as strong as it used to be. Apart from that, people are not getting the older symptoms, and there is a new list of symptoms related to the monkeypox virus.

The whole situation with the virus has been causing several debates on social media, and people are spreading fake news. Keeping that in mind today we are here to discuss monkeypox fact sheets so that you can understand the virus more than ever before. 

Important facts about the Monkeypox virus

Before we start talking about the virus, let’s first take a look at the important Monkeypox Fact Sheet. At the same time, we will also talk about its latest spread in Western countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. These important Monkeypox Facts will help you understand the virus even more clearly than you already know.

Monkeypox is not limited to the LGBTQ Community.

The Monkeypox outbreak of 2022 has become a huge headache for the LGBTQ community, especially men who have intercourse with other men. 

People on the Internet and in communities have been spreading misinformation that the monkeypox virus is just limited to gay men or men who have intercourse with other men. 

This claim is completely untrue as anyone in the world can get affected by the monkeypox virus and it is not just limited to men who have intercourse with other men.

The first-ever human case of the monkeypox virus was recorded in a kid. Apart from that, most cases of the latest monkeypox 2022 outbreak are not related to men who have intercourse with other men or from the LGBTQ community.

Straight men and women are also being infected with the virus, and you should ensure your safety by following all the protocols. 

Monkeypox is not caused by the LGBTQ Community.

Social media is currently full of debates discussing the right cause of the monkeypox virus. Let me assure you, the monkeypox virus is not caused by the LGBTQ community or gay community at all. 

Apart from that monkeypox virus is not the latest virus as the monkeypox virus was first recorded back in the 1950s in two colonies of monkeys kept for research. Apart from that, the first human case of the monkeypox virus was recorded back in the 1970s.

Both things indicate that the monkeypox virus is not caused by the LGBTQ community whatsoever. Any claim or logic criticizing the LGBTQ community for the monkeypox virus is completely wrong, and we should not blame any specific community for the virus.

Monkeypox Virus is not a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Several social media platforms are full of people claiming that the monkeypox virus is a sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection. Both things are completely wrong.

Monkeypox virus is not a sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection. Even though the center could Disease Control and prevention, along with the World Health Organization, has released guidelines stating that you should limit your sexual partners, it doesn’t mean that the monkeypox virus is a sexually transmitted disease.

Yes, the monkeypox virus can spread through sexual intercourse, but it doesn’t mean that it is only limited to sexual activity. Monkeypox virus can spread if you get in close contact with the infected person. A person can also get infected if they touch the bedding or utensils of the infected person.

Bedding, utensils, or personal belongings can also be Related to intercourse.

There is a Vaccine for the Monkeypox Virus

Those who are not in favor of any vaccine are debating on social media and other platforms that the government is fooling everyone by giving smallpox vaccines to the person infected with the monkeypox virus. They further claim that a vaccine for the monkeypox virus is not the right vaccine, and you won’t get any benefit other than a placebo.

Their claim is not completely wrong, as the government is providing people infected with the monkeypox virus with the vaccine made for the smallpox virus. Smallpox and monkeypox viruses are from a related family, and as per the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, including the Food and Drug Administration of the United States, the vaccine for the smallpox virus can also work on the monkeypox virus.

Monkeypox Virus is not just a bad rash.

Lastly, a lot of people on social media claim that the monkeypox virus is a bad rash, but nothing else. That claim is also completely wrong. 

Yes, there is going to be rash and blisters along with swollen lymph nodes as a symptom of the monkeypox virus, but it is not just a bad rash. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not released data related to the mortality rate of the monkeypox virus in the outbreak of 2022.

But, the death rate in central and western African countries where the virus first originated in humans has recorded a death rate of around 1 to 10. It means that there is a probability that one to 10 people out of 100 might not make it after getting infected with the virus.

Monkeypox virus can be deadly if you do not get the right treatment at the right time. Kindly contact your healthcare provider as early as possible if you are a suspected case of the virus.

World Health Organization on Monkeypox Virus.

Before we wrap this session, let’s take a quick look at the press releases by the World Health Organization on the monkeypox virus.

The World Health Organization has clearly mentioned on several occasions that the monkeypox virus can be transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, and respiratory droplets, but it is not a sexually transmitted disease.

Apart from that, the monkeypox virus is not just limited to men who have intercourse with other men or the LGBTQ community. You should be very careful while you are around Rodents and Primates as they are known to be the carriers of the virus. 

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