New York governor declares monkeypox a 'disaster emergency'

[Lexy]

Lexy are you in NY?

That’s absolutely crazy, first covid, now this. Is there any ideas why NY is having these stats? Public transportation? High incoming international flights? Dense population?

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

[Quorra2.0]

Lexy are you in NY?

That’s absolutely crazy, first covid, now this. Is there any ideas why NY is having these stats? Public transportation? High incoming international flights? Dense population?

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

[SouthernIslander]

Lexy are you in NY?

That’s absolutely crazy, first covid, now this. Is there any ideas why NY is having these stats? Public transportation? High incoming international flights? Dense population?

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

Damn that’s a good point. I never thought about that.

So…people are saying it’s mostly men, but I never thought about the possibility does that the numbers could include transgender men who are biologically female.

Interesting rabbit hole.

[Quorra2.0]

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

Damn that’s a good point. I never thought about that.

So…people are saying it’s mostly men, but I never thought about the possibility does that the numbers could include transgender men who are biologically female.

Interesting rabbit hole.

With the ways it’s transmitted, it’s illogical that there’s such a huge gap between genders.

[WellPreserved]

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

Damn that’s a good point. I never thought about that.

So…people are saying it’s mostly men, but I never thought about the possibility does that the numbers could include transgender men who are biologically female.

Interesting rabbit hole.

With the ways it’s transmitted, it’s illogical that there’s such a huge gap between genders.

I can't seem to find data on it but I'm not great at researching. I wonder if there is such a wide gender gap in Central African countries where Monkeypox is endemic?

[Quorra2.0]

Damn that’s a good point. I never thought about that.

So…people are saying it’s mostly men, but I never thought about the possibility does that the numbers could include transgender men who are biologically female.

Interesting rabbit hole.

With the ways it’s transmitted, it’s illogical that there’s such a huge gap between genders.

I can't seem to find data on it but I'm not great at researching. I wonder if there is such a wide gender gap in Central African countries where Monkeypox is endemic?

Lexy posted a link to the NYC data a few replies up. That’s what I’m curious about, if global trends as well as the trends in certain countries such as in central Africa and the Congo, show the same gaps.

[SouthernIslander]

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

Damn that’s a good point. I never thought about that.

So…people are saying it’s mostly men, but I never thought about the possibility does that the numbers could include transgender men who are biologically female.

Interesting rabbit hole.

With the ways it’s transmitted, it’s illogical that there’s such a huge gap between genders.

I agree. It seems odd to me too.

[WellPreserved]

With the ways it’s transmitted, it’s illogical that there’s such a huge gap between genders.

I can't seem to find data on it but I'm not great at researching. I wonder if there is such a wide gender gap in Central African countries where Monkeypox is endemic?

Lexy posted a link to the NYC data a few replies up. That’s what I’m curious about, if global trends as well as the trends in certain countries such as in central Africa and the Congo, show the same gaps.

I found this Lancet article https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lani ... 6/fulltext - and while doesn't specifically give demographics of those who contracted Monkeypox, I found it interesting that the last time there was an outbreak of Monkeypox in the US, it was zoonotic (infections came from imported prairie dogs) and was contained to family groups.

Could the discrepancy in transmission rates between men and women in the US simply be the initial source of transmission (travel) and whomever was patient zero? Also thinking that once infected, it can take 2-3 weeks before exhibiting symptoms so while currently it "seems" to be mainly in the male gay population, we should expect that to change in the next few weeks?

I am surprised that we haven't seen infection of healthcare workers and hospitality workers. Saw a tiktoc video of a woman who contracted Monkeypox early on and continually told by healthcare workers that it was an allergic reaction. I wonder if there is under reporting of cases, particularly cases involving women?

[Lemons]

Lexy are you in NY?

That’s absolutely crazy, first covid, now this. Is there any ideas why NY is having these stats? Public transportation? High incoming international flights? Dense population?

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

It makes no sense that they are claiming you can get it by touching someone or breathing on someone. If that were the case then it wouldn’t be just all men. The subways, bars, workplaces, hot humid crowded sidewalks. There’s a lot of breathing in people’s faces and standing or sitting arm to arm.

[Lexy]

Scroll down for a breakdown of confirmed cases

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/heal ... eypox.page

That’s interesting regarding age. I’m a little surprised that it’s highest in the 30-39 range. One would think it would be in the younger ranges. While this is showing 3 women, even IF hypothetically the transgender/non binary and unknown were all biologically born female, there’s a big gap pertaining to gender, even sexual orientation, which again makes me surprised at the age range stats. I’ll probably go down a rabbit hole later, because I’m curious what the global numbers show and if anyone has researched genetics/gender aspects. I still think genetics play a huge role with some of the variants of COVID.

It makes no sense that they are claiming you can get it by touching someone or breathing on someone. If that were the case then it wouldn’t be just all men. The subways, bars, workplaces, hot humid crowded sidewalks. There’s a lot of breathing in people’s faces and standing or sitting arm to arm.

Same stats in California

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DC ... eypox.aspx