Monkeypox…

Should we be concerned…, or just a bunch of HYPE?

I don't know yet. but that's why I'm taking a break. Unlike covid, this one will leave marks on your body. And it spreads easily through sexual contact.

It is concerning for sure. Part of me wants to visit a few spas now before it takes hold.

I thought it was a gay disease

Seriously? Viruses do not discriminate. It may be predominantly in the gay community right now but I don't think that is how disease works. It goes where it goes.

Don’t hate on gay sex, brotha. Did you know that Alexander the Great was regularly fucking his male best friend, Hephaestion? Alexander conquered half the world and was a fucking Chad. Having sex with men is a manly thing to do. *Mic drop*

What's so manly about sucking a dick and getting drilled in the ass? Are you into that kind of thing? I had a coworker, 36 years old, he's been mongering for 15 years. He got bored and numb from fucking prostitutes and decided to try gay sex for a change, he liked it. Now he only fuck dudes.

Ironically, the WORST part of about this “S.T.D.” is that even though chances are it wont kill you, it’s gonna HURT “like a mutha” if you get it.

Think about it, what’s manlier than getting emotionally/physically intimate with a dude? Guys understand guys! Alexander the Great knew this shit 2400 years ago. I think all us guys can agree that it’s easier to connect and build a bond with our fellow men. Men are fucking awesome - we’re powerful, smart, bold, and ambitious. I definitely do prefer women for sex, but you can’t hate on that brotherly love.

It's not a gay disease but anal sex spreads disease more easily meaning gay men are more likely to catch it. Pretty simple concept.

Anyway I think I might take a break for a while and see how the situation unfolds.

From my limited understanding, the form of “intimacy” is not so much the issue as is “intimacy” with a stranger, especially one who has had MULTIPLE partners.

Feel free to correct if I have my facts wrong.

I concur.

I am concerned but not concerned enough to stop mongering.

Maybe for you

There was another thread on this . Previously I left a very informative link . Here are the Cliff Notes .

If you ever had a smallpox vaccine you are 89% protected against Monkey Pox

It can spread via sheets or bedding .

It is very painful with a 3 week incubation period and a 4-6 week recovery. It feels like chard’s of glass under your skin

Aside from this disease cases of Polio were detected in the water supply in Rockland County. Again if you were inoculated for it as a child you have life long protection - ditto for smallpox . Why we ever stopped vaccinating for it is beyond me .

If you are inoculated for smallpox and polio you are fairly safe . Let’s not forget Covid . Three months ago having had two shots and two boosters I got it one month after the second booster .

Paxlovid saved me. It was gone in 48 hours , I had a rebound days later very light - like any cold I was weak for 10 days after and a slight cough .

The doctor told me we get very little protection against BA5 from the current vaccine .

Make sure the sheets and pillow cases are changed whenever you go - that’s a big deal . Take a good look at the provider and check for rash or lesion .

And remember , even if for the moment it’s a fat disease , how do you know the girl you see unknowingly sees bi sexual men. They don’t advertise it, once upon a time AIDS was a gay disease. Guaranteed it’s already crossed over to seemingly straight men and women . The bedding is a big deal as are the sheets and towels - as well as that Table Shower. Let them spray it with Lysol Bleach spray or maybe just opt for the standing shower.

Be safe, be vigilant, be careful , be smart.

This right here is a cautionary tale fellas

The defense rests

Did not sound like hating gay sex. It's the fact that for now it is spread in the male gay community. Most likely because gay men get to have more sex than heterosexual men. I'm actually jealous of that fact, but I am not gay, so it's not for me...
It will spill over to the general population soon enough. Think of HIV's history.

Scientifically gay sex between two men is rougher. More opportunity for bruising and lesions - also anal between two men is more forceful than anal with a man and woman . Like AIDS more opportunity for anal tears and fissures leading to blood transference from person to person . Only good thing is AIDS takes less than ten seconds to spread its a short lived virus , monkey pox takes a much longer period of intimate exposure .

I’m giving it a rest at least until they get the first and second doses here in NYC . Probably burn the rest of the summer . If I do go it will be to a high end gal with less traffic and a private setting . I saw this guy on the news that has it - you do not want a piece of this baby .

Yes, it sounds horrificly painful