Expert weighs in on higher monkeypox risk among LGBTQ community

The CDC says a significant portion of global monkeypox cases are among gay and bisexual men.

Monkeypox
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner / CDC via AP
Monkeypox
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner / CDC via AP

Expert weighs in on higher monkeypox risk among LGBTQ community

The CDC says a significant portion of global monkeypox cases are among gay and bisexual men.

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With more than 1,000 global cases of monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to take extra precautions. Officials are also warning the LGBTQ community about a greater risk of exposure to the disease.

Reset learns more about why that is, and the potential stigma LGBTQ people are facing around this issue.

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