Dr. C notes that for some reason there are a lot of strains of monkey pox out there, and wonders why: because this is a DNA virus, usually it doesn't mutate like RNA viruses (e.g. covid and flu).
A couple days ago he noted that the Bat Lady from wuhan was investigating the virus, which is of course the job of such labs (China has lots of folks working in Africa after all).
Which brings us to the question: Are there cases of monkey pox in returning Chinese workers? There are a lot of Chinese living and working in Africa, and despite the racism of the average Chinese against Africans, I suspect some of them have girlfriends....or boyfriends, although gay sex is a taboo subject in China...
I mean, China had a few cases of yellow fever brought back by workers from Angola. So yes, there is a good reason for Wuhan to be investigating the virus.
and using fragments of the virus because apparently she didn't have access to the real thing (/s)...
so now a lot of conspiracy sites are wondering if maybe this is also a virus that leaked out.
Again, it's a mild virus and easily prevented if you keep your pants on and don't touch open lesions on your loved one.
Of course, the elephant in the room is the promiscuity of the gay community. Dr. C C in the first video says he doesn't know about such groups, but even gays who are not into the promiscuous lifestyle could tell him about what goes on out there,
Monkey pox is spread by close contact, not sex... or is it spread via semen too? That needs to be checked.
But hey the experts are right on it, and decided that their priority is: rename the virus because monkey pox is a racist term or something.
Update: AnnAlthouse notes a NYTimes article that the Pride event is asking folks to check for lesions.
The C.D.C....recently put out a sex-positive fact sheet on social gatherings and safer sex, which, rather than telling everyone to stay home, contains specific tips for avoiding monkeypox such as keeping clothes on during sex and not kissing...
... [Joseph Osmundson, a microbiologist at New York University] and other activists have also been working through their own channels to educate the L.G.B.T.Q. community about the virus — for example, by crafting messages that sex party promoters can distribute to attendees that include photos of monkeypox lesions.'When I talk to my friends in the queer community, we want intervention,' Dr. Osmundson said. 'We do not want monkeypox. The spaces where we meet for pleasure and companionship, we don’t want those to be shut down, number one. And we like going into those spaces with as little worry, and as little risk, as possible.'"
The well known ways to stop the spread is self control and for doctors to shut down the sites that spread the disease.
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