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Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds

The global monkeypox outbreak is primarily being driven by sex between men, according to the first major peer-reviewed paper to analyze a large set of cases of the virus.

The outbreak, which epidemiologists believe initially began in mid-spring gatherings of gay and bisexual men in Europe, has since alarmed such experts by ballooning to nearly 16,000 cases worldwide.

Now infectious disease specialists are developing an increasingly refined understanding of the predominant conduits of monkeypox transmission, as well as the typical disease course patterns.

“These data point clearly to the fact that infections are so far almost exclusively occurring among men who have sex with men,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University, of the new study, which was published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. “And the clinical presentation of these infections suggest that sexual transmission, not just close physical contact, may be helping spread the virus among this population.”

“This large, multicountry study provides the most complete set of clinical and demographic data on monkeypox cases occurring outside endemic areas,” said Nuzzo, who was not involved with the study.

No one has died of monkeypox infection outside of Africa during this outbreak. And for many people, the disease is relatively mild and resolves on its own in a few weeks without any need for medical intervention. However, the new paper reports that monkeypox can cause pain so intense that a substantial proportion of people with the virus require hospitalization for pain management.

“We have seen patients with severe rectal pain that worsens every time they go to the bathroom, genital pain every time they urinate and throat pain every time they swallow,” said Dr. Jason Zucker, an infectious disease specialist at Columbia University Department of Medicine.

In the United States, confirmed cases of monkeypox have increased dramatically in recent weeks, to 2,593 as of Thursday. With fears mounting among infectious disease experts that the virus will become endemic in the U.S. and around the world, the Biden administration has been subject to intense criticism by activists and the public health community that its health agencies failed to act quickly enough to stem the outbreak.

More at: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/monkeypox-driven-overwhelmingly-sex-men-major-study-finds-rcna39564

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Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney.

Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and there is no Republican candidate in the race. Roya Hanna is an unaffiliated candidate who has filed to run in November’s general election.

Mosby, who was a two-term incumbent, rose to national prominence in 2015 when she pursued criminal charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who suffered a spinal injury after police handcuffed, shackled and placed him headfirst into a van. His death triggered riots and protests. None of the officers was convicted.

In January, a grand jury indicted Mosby on two counts each of perjury and making a false statement on a loan application in purchasing a home in Kissimmee, Florida, and a condominium in Long Boat Key, Florida. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The indictment accuses Mosby of falsely stating that the COVID-19 pandemic harmed her finances so she could withdraw $90,000 from her city retirement account. Mosby’s gross salary in 2020 was over $247,000 and never was reduced, according to the indictment.

More at: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-general-marilyn-mosby-1742b1a284798e76a89f974cd8c5e497

Merrick Garland’s DOJ Working On Plea Deal For Hunter Biden and All Crimes Involving the Biden Crime Family Will Just Go Away-

The fix is in… again.

It is being reported that Merrick Garland‘s Department of Justice (DOJ) is actually working on a plea deal for Hunter Biden‘s crimes that, according to evidence found on the infamous laptop from hell, implicates his father, the president of the United States. That news means that all the criminal activity, including trafficking drugs, paying hookers, lying on a gun permit application, taking millions of dollars in bribes from foreign countries like China, Ukraine, and others by selling the influence of his father’s office while Joe Biden was vice president under President Barack Obama, will never see the inside of a courtroom. No indictments for any of it. It means any other parties who were involved will never be indicted.

Can you just imagine what would happen if this was Eric Trump or Don Trump Jr instead of Hunter Biden? The Democrats put their entire family through hell for years based on phony allegations against their father, former President Donald Trump. They would indict either or both sons, and would start investigations of the president, but because it’s Joe Biden, the American people get bupkis. Less than bupkis. We get a cover up.

From the New York Post:

Reports that federal prosecutors are on the verge of wrapping up the Hunter Biden investigation suggest that a “generous” plea deal for the first son is in the works, a former Justice Department official said Thursday.

Lawyer Jim Trusty and other legal experts also discounted the notion that officials may be concerned about bringing charges because of the looming midterm elections, in which Democratic control of the House and Senate are both at stake.

Fox News and CNN reported Wednesday that the Delaware grand jury probe of Hunter Biden was at or near a “critical” stage, with sources telling CNN that officials recently discussed potential tax charges and a potential charge for making a false statement in connection with a handgun purchase.

Previous reports have said the investigation also involved suspicions of money laundering and violations of federal lobbying laws tied to Hunter Biden’s controversial overseas business dealings.

On Thursday, Trusty told the Post, “We’re not hearing the word ‘conspiracy’ and we are hearing and seeing an awful lot of drug addiction vignettes, so I think the ‘critical phase’ could be more about reaching a plea agreement designed to end the entire inquiry rather than seeing a fully investigated ‘pay-to-play’ scheme.”

Hunter Biden was involved in deals that netted the Biden crime family millions of dollars from China and Ukraine while Joe was VP. Apparently no one in the misinformation news media cares. Maybe that’s because, like the Bidens, many of them are beholden to Chinese money? And Ukraine is a hotbed of Democrat DC corruption. It’s one reason Obama went after his former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. General Mike Flynn. He knew about all the corruption that was going on in Ukraine and he was willing to speak out about it.

More at: https://djhjmedia.com/rich/merrick-garlands-doj-working-on-plea-deal-for–biden-and-all-crimes-involving-the-biden-crime-family-will-just-go-away/