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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Early data shows monkeypox disproportionately affecting Black men |
| 2022-08-11 |
| [AJC] Monkeypox in Georgia is infecting an overwhelming number of Black people compared to other races — a disproportionate effect not anticipated just a few weeks ago, new data from the Georgia Department of Public Health show. Dr. Jonathan Colasanti, an infectious disease specialist, says it’s important people know the virus is most heavily affecting communities of color — and that those already infected have access to testing, treatment, and vaccines. "So these two MAGA-hat-wearing honkies with a monkey held me down" - Juicy Sommelier "A few weeks ago when this was circulating in Europe, this wasn’t even being talked about in our communities of color. And I think there was an initial perception that this was in, largely white communities and white, gay and MSM (men having sex with men) communities," said Colasanti, who is also the medical director of Grady Memorial Hospital’s Ponce De Leon Center, a comprehensive program dedicated to serving those living with or affected by HIV. "But I just want our folks here at home to know that that’s absolutely not the case. ... And at this point in Atlanta, (monkeypox is) very heavily concentrated within communities of color, based on the early epidemiologic data we have." By Wednesday, confirmed cases in Georgia had climbed to 749 and includes eight women, according to DPH. The actual number is likely far higher. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 or it might be that the pox presents more obviously on black skin |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-08-11 16:02 |
| #10 The "down low". |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-08-11 14:32 |
| #9 Gay blacks are apparently pretty ostracized in their communities. I wonder if that plays a factor somehow. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-08-11 14:31 |
| #8 "Monkey see, Monkey do" |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-11 12:44 |
| #7 OK, I'll bite (metaphorically, of course): Does this mean that monkeypox virus be raciss or that Black men are disproportionally gay? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-08-11 11:27 |
| #6 Johns of the Rich and Famous. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-11 10:34 |
| #5 I blame privileged British colonial primatologists and anthropologists. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-08-11 10:08 |
| #4 Another one of many equal opportunity diseases. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-11 10:00 |
| #3 #2 ^ : M. Murcek Makes a valid point, Genetics. BUT |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-08-11 09:48 |
| #2 Can't rule out differences in susceptibility due to genetics either. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-11 09:14 |
| #1 They need more data. It probably hit the gay black community first. The communicability of this Pox is well known and very low. The CDC has tracked and studies it for decades. So it hit GA first, in a black community. Its not about race, its about culture. But god forbid we call it where its hitting. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-08-11 08:52 |