From here:
Mpox – African Region (who.int)
“Based on available epidemiological data, this clade has been spreading rapidly among adults through close physical contact, including sexual contact identified within networks of sex workers and their clients.
As the virus spreads further, the affected groups are changing, with the virus also taking hold within households and other settings. Additionally, Cote d’Ivoire is reporting cases of clade II mpox for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022.”
Does this mean the Swedish person reported to have the monkey pox infection had used a hooker in the DRC? Not as if monkey pox is the only risky disease out there (over half a million living with AIDS).
From here:
Mapped: Which countries have reported mpox cases so far? | Health News | Al Jazeera
“As of August 22, 2024, there have been more than 14,000 reported cases of the virus, with 457 deaths, a significant increase in reported cases from 2023.”
I wonder how much hookers with suppurating sores from monkey pox charge and what kind of “client” would pay that price, when the signs are so visible!
Which brings us to the death toll from other STI’s (leaving AIDS to one side).
From here:
Viral hepatitis in the world (who.int)
“An estimated 354 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B or C, and for most, testing and treatment remain beyond reach.”
From here:
Hepatitis B: deaths by type of disease, World (ourworldindata.org)
Hepatitis B: deaths by type of disease, World
Hellbound and Down 