A charity has spoken out over the "damaging stigma" being aimed at the LGBTQ+ community as cases of monkeypox continue to rise.
Monkeypox is a rare infection that’s mainly spread by wild animals in parts of west or central Africa. The risk of catching it in the UK tends to be low, however as of Tuesday, May 31, the total number of cases reported by UKHSA has risen to 190.
Gay men, bisexual men or men who have sex with other men, in particular, have been urged to pay extra caution to the symptoms of the virus as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) claims “the majority of the cases identified to date” have been among this group.
