The CDC has issued wild guidelines on how those infected with monkeypox should have sex.
The news comes as the monkeypox virus continues to spread in the United States and other parts of the world.
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– 3 – Guidelines released this month by the CDC recommend having virtual sex, masturbating together six feet apart without touching each other, and having sex with your clothes on. They also recommend avoiding kissing. In addition, the CDC suggests washing hands, sex, toys, bedding, and clothing, and covering areas where rashes and sores are present. However, the safest thing you and your partner can do if you are infected with monkey pox is not to have any kind of sex and not to kiss or touch each other, especially if you have a rash or sores. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that causes a skin rash that can resemble pimples or blisters. Often people first have flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle and back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, or exhaustion. A rash usually appears within one to three days. Ulcers can be almost anywhere on the body, including genitals, anus, hands, feet, chest, or face. Symptoms may vary from patient to patient. The virus can be spread from the time symptoms start until all sores (including scabs) have healed and a new layer of skin has formed, which can take several weeks. The virus is spread through close and personal contact, such as skin-to-skin touch. The most common way to become infected is to touch an infected person’s rash, sores, or scabs. Contact with substances and surfaces they touch can also infect you. As with Covid-19, the virus can be spread through respiratory secretions, although it is not nearly as contagious. As such, kissing, sex, hugging and massaging an infected person are bad ideas. If you develop symptoms, avoid sex until you see a doctor, who should ask you about the virus. Be prepared to inform everyone that you have had sex in the past 21 days. Experts have also recommended avoiding raves, parties or clubs, where people wear minimal clothing and there is a risk of being touched. Events where everyone is fully clothed and unlikely to share skin-to-skin contact are safer. The CDC is still determining whether the virus can be spread when a person has no symptoms, or through cumvaginal fluids and stool. It should be noted that 99 percent of people who get monkey pox survive. Those with a weakened immune system or eczema, children under the age of 8, those with a history of eczema, and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding are more likely to become seriously ill or die. The West African strain can be very painful and cause scarring.
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