![]() RASCOE: We should stress that monkeypox requires direct, close contact, so it makes sense that most of these cases that we're aware of are associated with intimate or sexual contact.ĬIANCIOTTO: Yeah. Then the people in that party traveled, and community spread began to other people that they had some form of intimate contact with. And this particular outbreak of monkeypox began in Europe at a large party that gay and bisexual men who have sex with men attended. And so viruses can vector in on any particular population. RASCOE: So, I guess, can you talk a little bit about why monkeypox seems to be affecting men who have sex with men more than other communities at this point?ĬIANCIOTTO: Well, we know that viruses don't see sexual orientation. JASON CIANCIOTTO: Thank you so much for having me. Jason Cianciotto is vice president of Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City, and he joins us now. And according to the World Health Organization, most of the cases are among men who have sex with men. ![]() That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are now more than 700 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.S.
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