Let's throw in the mix that most of the media are saying that it stems from gay male sex which isn't the majority of the world's population.

Yes, it can be spread through droplets like colds, etc. but common sense dictates not to associate with or stand next to someone who is sick regardless of who they are and what they may have.

But "we" don't have any common sense now, do we? That's why COVID was as bad as it was. Uncle Sam nor any other government agency should have to tell people to wash their hands and keep their distance. And that if they're ill to stay at home. Use hand sanitizer.

But we have the 'MY RIGHTS!" MAGA hat wearers with their huge American flags whipping in the wind as they break the speed limit in their Ford pickup trucks to contend with. They don't play well with others. Me, myself, and I is the standing order of the day. They have a point to prove, not lives to save.

This I is still wearing a mask and will continue to do. I still social distance and if someone is standing too close I speak up. I have multiple bottles of hand sanitizer and use them. I don't run with sheep on either side of the aisle. I run my own race.

So, monkey pox is just the next thing in a long line of things and the line will never end.

Perhaps Darwin will win after all.