The CDC recommends sexually active people limit their number of sex partners to avoid monkeypox, after finding that the virus spreads mostly among men who have had sex with multiple men
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data findingis concentrated among men who have had sex with several men, and issued more detailed recommendations on how to avoid exposure to the disease.
Among 291 men surveyed, 40% reported that they had two to four partners and 14% reported five to nine partners in the three weeks before developing monkeypox, according to the report. About 19% reported 10 or more partners during that period, the CDC said Friday.
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