The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urges the public to actively combat stigma surrounding the mpox virus, emphasizing empathy and respect for all individuals. The CHR addresses misinformation online linking mpox exclusively to sexual activity, stressing that it is not confined to any particular community or gender identity.
The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday strongly reminded the public to actively work toward eliminating any stigma associated with the spread of the mpox virus.
While the World Health Organization has confirmed that close contact amongst individuals, including intimate encounters, is a viable mode of virus transmission, circulating public warnings that focus solely on sexually active individuals can create dangerous misconceptions, falsely suggesting that mpox is exclusively a sexually transmitted disease, it cited.
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