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Monkeypox-Is monkeypox spreading through sex?

The first case of monkeypox was first reported in South Kerala on 14 July. Since then, after many cases have come to light, a new case of monkeypox has come up in Delhi. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the outbreak of this disease is spreading rapidly all over the world. We have very little information about the medium through which it is spreading. However, expressing concern over the rapidly spreading cases of monkeypox, the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. WHO has called upon all countries to be serious on this issue. There itselfThe World Health Organization, citing sex between men as the reason for the spread of monkeypox, has advised to take special care of the human rights and dignity of the people of the affected community. Spread of Monkeypox among men Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the first Indian doctor elected as Regional Director of the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region, expressed con...