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As I understand it, the postules or lesions are pus filled so when they rupture, the infected fluid spreads on surfaces and lives for some time capable of infecting someone who touches the surface. So no actual contact with another person is necessary to spread the disease. Also I've read that the virus can be transmitted by water droplets so someone coughing or sneezing could pass the disease. This is why vaccinations were developed to eliminate smallpox and it widely was around the developed world. It still persists in places like Africa though.

I corrected my post. It was Amherst, not Cornwallis, who is tied to the infected blankets issue.

It seemes every day we are getting a few more confirmed cases in Canada, all in the large eastern cities of Montreal and now one in Toronto. The worrisome thing is that the incubation period can be up to three weeks and I know the transmission route is through touching infected areas but they may be hard to see. Also surfaces like blankets and sheets can host the virus for an extended time. Back in history, General Amherst advocated infecting blankets with smallpox germs and giving the blankets to the Indians. As a result his name has now been stripped from sites that bore it such as Amherst Street in Montreal.

35 years ago I went to a ClubMed in the Carribean for a one week winter vacation. In those days there were no gay ClubMeds but the one I went to had lots of singles and was not one of the family ones. On my arrival a young and attractive club employee ( I think they were called GOs, "gentil organizateur") showed me to my cabin, which I was going to share with two others who had not yet arrived. We sat down on the side of a bed and talked for 5 minutes or so and I so wanted to reach over and give him a kiss. But I resisted the urge. Later, after he had left, I cursed myself for having been too reticent. To make up for my inaction, a few days later I exchanged glances with a tall Black native who was working on the grounds. He spoke French, which I also did, so after a few minutes of small talk, we sidled down to the waterfront where some bushes offered a screen for us as we entered the water. I sucked him off and afterwards gave him some of my beads which we used as currency at the resort. It was the only sex I had at that resort. But boy, did he ever cum a load.

"Only 99 percent correct" Another example of minimizing awkward truths that don't fit Dr. Minimus's world view. Pathetic.

He doesn't accept chat messages on RM so will not get reviews on that site. Maybe he intended this. Not a good sign.

I would give it a shot if I were in London.

Our Dr. Denial is coming completely unhinged. His ravings have just become farcical except for the serious nature of the subject. He is a prime speciman from where he hails in LaLa land.

My mind is busy imagining the encounter at the door 21 minutes ago.

Its easy to conflate the two but men who go to the saunas aren't typically escort clients, who are generally older and willing to pay vastly higher fees than found at the typical gay sauna. My sauna cruising days are a couple of decades behind me now that I am in my 70s. I only see escorts for fun and play.

There is an old saw in investing that says never try to catch a falling knife.

You must be very old. My grandmother drove cars from the 1920's till her death during WWII. All were standard gearshift and the early ones did not have syncromesh. I have a letter of hers describing her first drive in a Cadillac that had automatic transmission in 1942. Unfortunately she died before she could get one for herself.

More skin to cover?

At least if it doesn't go well, you have soneone else to blame other than yourself. Except for agreeing to do it in the first place. Anyway, good luck.

People of my generation got the smallpox vaccination in grade school and it left a scar on the shoulder where it was administered. Apparently it conferred lifetime immunity to smallpox and didn't need boostering. Experts I've read are also saying that it should be somewhat effective against Monkeypox.

I'm glad we have at least one ethical doctor on this forum, Purplekow, who always demonstrates reasonable judgment and sagacity. It's best to ignore the other frequent poster who has revealed his true character in recent months.

How things have changed in the stock markets (and bond and cryptomarkets) in just the last month. Everything is looking dire and losses are staggering already. Nasdaq and tech stocks are in the sewer, blue chips are heading in the same direction and bonds are a bust. Bitcoin is down 50 percent in just a few months. How are people feeling who are actively invested in these markets? Me, I'm heavily invested in cash and have been so for some time now since valuations in all categories were going crazy.

This issue is getting a lot of media attention here in Canada where the first dozen or more cases have centred in Montreal amongst gay men. The expert doctors in infectious tropical diseases say it originates in Africa and there are two types of the disease. One is from West Africa and is milder and the more serious form is from the Congo. The less serious version has a mortality rate of 1 percent or one in a hundred. There is no effective treatment but a smallpox vaccination can confer about 75 percent protection. The spread is by intimate contact such as touching sores on skin but not sexual so not considered an STI. One can contract it from shared clothes or bedding as the virus lives outside the animal host. The symptoms are fever and painful rash and postules breaking out on the skin, especially around the genitals and extremities like hands.The condition can last for several weeks and patients must isolate. Bottom line, you don't want to get it. My conclusion is that this will put a damper on the lapdance industry in Montreal, especially in gay bars. Also could crimp the escort biz until more is known about the spread of this disease.

Ad says he's a top but one reviewer states he will bottom. That reviewer posted 3 reviews, all positive like all the others.

I heard on the 6 o'clock news that there are 13 reported cases in Quebec, that the US announced its first case in a man from Boston who had been in Montreal recently, and they are linking this disease to gay men. This reminds me earily of 1980 when I was visiting San Francisco and stories of a "gay" disease started to circulate. We all know how that turned out. While this disease does not appear to be anything new, its spread to northernmost countries is new. Also the report tonight said there is no effective treatment but that a smallpox vaccination could help. Just reporting the news here. Nothing to laugh about but needs to be kept in perspective.

Another reason is when a celebrity like Matt Damon says you should invest in crypto-currencies in a paid ad.

I just read an account in the CBC news that cases of monkeypox, similar to smallpox, but spread initially by animals, have affected a number of British gay and bi men. Some of these are related to travel to Lisbon, Portugal and others to Africa. The good news is that there is treatment available but it still sounds nasty. It can be spread through intimate contact including sexual intercourse.

I remember that song as it was a hit in Europe where I lived at the time. We all went to discos and it was played often. However I never got the lyrics and what they were about. Like a lot of music at the time the message got subsumed by the tunes. Other hits' lyrics were more in your face like I am What I Am or I will Survive.

I would add that in this medical day-and-age there is no reason why someone who is HIVpos and on ART cannot remain healthy and not be a threat to his sexual partners. With the caveat he should be open to them about his HIV status.

I have been with Trev several times and I wouldn't say he was a brutal top with me. Top definitely but kisses and is really a sweatheart. Very upscale and you can go anywhere with him.