AIDS was spread by sexual contact. So is monkey pox. But monkey pox includes lesion symptoms all over the body.
It can be spread by a person with lesions touching and hugging anyone, even their children. It can also be spread by sheets and towels and any fabric they touch, as well as any surfaces they touch.
Which means it has the potential to spread in grocery stores and department stores. Until a person develops pain so bad that they can’t leave their home, they can spread the disease to a non-gay population, and they can always spread it to their families. CDC is still researching just when someone can spread monkey pox in its early and late stages.
So in that regard, it sounds very much like Herpes, which can spread sexually or by touching the sores. If you have the sores, you should be very careful around others. Wash your hands well and avoid touching the sores.
People with monkey pox shouldn’t be out shopping or around others until they are fully healed. Does anyone remember that we should quarantine the sick people?