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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 2,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 37 different countries by 2022. While it is true that we may not be prepared for monkeypox, the CDC is preparing anyone to hear how to reduce it. your risk of getting monkeypox while having sex.
How is the monkey’s smallpox spread?
Before delving into how to reduce your chances of getting monkeypox during sex, it is important to know how the monkeypox spreads. There is a misconception that monkeypox is a sexually transmitted disease; this is not true. While monkeypox can be transmitted during sex, the CDC notes that it can be “spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact.”
The CDC believes that the most common form of monkeypox spread at this time is through direct contact with the rash, sores, or scabs of the monkeypox of a person with smallpox, although it also mentions contact with objects such as clothes, bedding or towels that have been used by someone with monkeypox also attributes it to the spread. It also lists kisses and other face-to-face contacts as a form of transmission.
How to reduce the chances of monkeypox spreading during sex
First of all, keep in mind that if you tested positive for monkeypox, the CDC recommends “not having sex of any kind (oral, anal, vaginal) and not kissing or touching your body.” while you are ill, especially in no case. rash or sores “. He also recommends not sharing towels, fetish stuff, sex toys, and toothbrushes.
That said, the CDC recognizes that adults are adults and some of them will have sex independently. If you have smallpox and still insist on getting dirty with your partner, the CDC recommends that you take the following steps to reduce your chances of spreading the virus:
- Masturbate together at a distance of at least 6 feet, without touching and without touching any rash or sores.
- Consider having sex with clothing on top or covering areas where there are rashes or sores, reducing as much skin-to-skin contact as possible.
- Avoid kissing.
- Remember to wash your hands, fetish equipment, sex toys and any fabrics (sheets, towels, clothes) after having sex.
- Limit your membership to avoid opportunities to spread monkeypox.
If you end up developing a rash, sores, or other unexplained symptoms after sex, the CDC recommends avoiding sex or intimacy with someone until you have been reviewed by a health care provider. You should also avoid meetings that involve close contact. If you have tested positive for monkeypox, tell everyone you have had close or sexual contact with them for the past 21 days to help stop the spread of the disease.