Monkeypox virus gaining HIV/Aids stigma: global health experts
The UN and WHO have been quick to stress that monkeypox transmission has nothing to do with sexual orientation
24 July 2022 - 22:05
Medical experts fear that stigma and discrimination perpetuated by the monkeypox virus against gay men and people of African origin, could prompt underreporting of the disease as was seen when HIV/Aids first emerged...
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