After a couple of extremely complex years due to a global pandemic, the entire world is facing another deadly disease that might end up being a major disaster. monkey pox has been on everyone’s lips in recent weeks, so we tell you everything that is known regarding the sex parties where it began to spread.
The Dr. David Heymann, who used to be the director of the World Health Organization’s emergency department, He released his theory regarding the recent outbreak of the disease, which is totally unprecedented because monkeypox had never before spread so far outside Africa.
Holidays the main focus of the monkeypox outbreak
“We know that monkeypox can spread when there is close contact with the lesions of someone infected, and it appears that sexual contact has now amplified that transmission.” Haymann told The Associated Press. Making obvious reference to the party of more than 80 thousand people in Gran Canaria, Spain.
A massive party on the island of Gran Canaria (between May 5 and 15) and attended by nearly 80,000 people, is the 2nd focus of the monkeypox outbreak in Spain. 141 cases have already been confirmed in the world (https://t.co/INtDjLyQcZ). pic.twitter.com/OfhaxTlVWE
– Alejandro Macias (@doctormacias) May 22, 2022
The culture of electronic parties in Europe is widely known and that, during this time of the year, they take place in specific places, so the authorities are investigating the relationship between these sources, in Spain and Belgium, where parties are also they go hand in hand with the LGBTQ+ community.
Maspalomas Gay Pride
Maspalomas Gay Pride is widely known and thousands of people from all over Europe go year following year and according to the authorities “Among the thirty patients diagnosed in Madrid, there are several who attended the event, although it is not yet possible to know if one of them is patient zero of this outbreak or if they all got infected there”. The party is also the link point with the first two confirmed cases in Italy.
Maspalomas is one of the places that hosts a party known in Europe for its great party atmosphere, music and fun. Through social networks you can find some videos of part of the environment. Electronic music is one of the main attractions, several Spanish and regional DJs are part of the lineups of parties and events for attendees.
A stop to discrimination
Health authorities in the various countries where the cases began said that the majority occurred in men who had sex with other men. This led to several media outlets beginning to comment on it, causing great controversy and the UN was quick to call for caution and affirm that much of the information regarding the disease is racist and homophobicwhich can cause serious problems in the future.
Likewise, the WHO also stressed that hasty conclusions should not be drawn, since it is a disease that occurs more often in genital lesions or in the perianal area, but this does not mean that any group should be stigmatized and can be treated a matter of probability rather than selection in disease.
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