{"id":12117,"date":"2022-09-14T14:25:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T21:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.real-talk.org\/?p=12117"},"modified":"2022-09-14T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T00:01:20","slug":"what-is-monkeypox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.real-talk.org\/what-is-monkeypox\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Monkeypox?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This disease has been in the news lately. But what is it and how does it spread?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know all about monkeypox yet. The most up to date information can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bccdc.ca\/health-info\/diseases-conditions\/monkeypox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bccdc.ca\/health-info\/diseases-conditions\/monkeypox\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Here&#8217;s what we know for sure so far:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkeypox is an infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It&#8217;s <em>very<\/em> unlikely that someone will die if they catch it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It causes a rash that may be painful.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkeypox can spread from person to person through contact with the rash.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Here&#8217;s what scientists think is likely:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkeypox might be spread by bodily fluids, such as blood, saliva and semen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkeypox might be spread by sharing personal items like clothing, bedding, towels, toothbrushes, sex toys <em>etc.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkeypox might be spread by sex &#8211; anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex, and rubbing genitals together (even without a penis going into a vagina).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Y<strong>ou&#8217;ll be less likely to get monkeypox if you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get vaccinated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use condoms if you have sex.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to your sexual partner(s) about your health and theirs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep away from someone if they have monkeypox. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid skin contact (like hugs, handshakes <em>etc.<\/em>) at work, and at parties, movies, concerts, and clubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>You&#8217;ll be less likely to spread monkeypox if you:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look out for sores or rashes on yourself and your family and friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay home if you are sick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover coughs and sneezes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear a mask.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean off objects &amp; surfaces that lots of people touch &#8211; like doorknobs, faucets etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When things like Monkeypox or COVID are in the news, it can feel stressful or scary. If you&#8217;re having a hard time with these feelings you can g<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">et free, private mental health and substance use support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnesstogether.ca\/en-CA?lang=en-ca\">Wellness Together Canada<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can talk to a mental health professional one on one by calling 1-866-585-0445 or texting WELLNESS to 686868 (for youth) or 741741 (for adults).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are some information pages that the Public Health Agency of Canada has put out about monkeypox.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.real-talk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Monkeypox-Infographic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkeypox Chart<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.real-talk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Monkeypox-Factsheet_PDF-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Monkeypox Fact Sheet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This disease has been in the news lately. 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