Typically, monkeypox is thought to spread via large respiratory droplets, contact with sores or the sharing of things like bed sheets or clothing with someone shedding the virus.
But repeated misdiagnoses could allow monkeypox to spread undetected - and would prevent those infected from getting the right treatment. The virus also appears to be spreading in much the same way as STIs: through close, intimate contact. Monkeypox is characterised by clusters of blister-like rashes, which health officials say has led to misdiagnosing the disease as common sexually transmitted infections. Now, the app, which serves the gay, bisexual and transgender community, is using its platform to get the word out about monkeypox, a virus that has long been endemic in parts of Africa but has recently spread to countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. (Photo: AFP)įor years, the dating application Grindr has doled out sexual health tips to its more than 11 million users. This handout photo taken in the year 2001 and received on from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention, shows a coloured electron-microscopic capture of the monkeypox virus.