Q Toon: Pox Populi

This week's cartoon serves as a reminder that monkey pox is spreading like, well, a virus. The World Health Organization reports that cases are doubling every two weeks, and time to control its spread is rapidly running out.

As any virus would that is spread through contact with skin and bodily fluids, monkey pox has found a convenient outlet among sexually active men who have sex with other men. Particularly, men who have sex with more than one other man. It's not fair, but it's true.

When HIV/AIDS burst onto the scene four decades ago, many gay men resisted the calls to change their behavior. 

Sadly, many of those men are no longer with us.

But the resistance to health warnings remains, and not just from men who have sex with other men.

Otherwise, COVID-19 might now be the answer to a trivia question.