Over the past few weeks the worlds has seen a large number of cases of monkeypox and are spreading across Europe, Australia and America. There are now over 100 reported cases in the UK.
The virus is transmitted between humans and animals where symptoms include fever, headaches and rashes. It is thought to be a similar type of disease to small pox but is rarely seen outside of Western and Central Africa.
Manchester Evening News reports that a number of cases have been reported within the MSM community (men who have sex with men) as well as through sexual networks, monkeypox can be passed on just through close contact. Jaime García-Iglesias, a research fellow at the University of Manchester said: "Men who have sex with men have been, so far, the biggest proportion of those affected."
