(Article republished from CreativeDestructionMedia.com)

According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website dated 6 August 2022,
"Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person through sexual contact. STDs can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Examples include gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus infection, HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, and syphilis."1  The CDC echoes this medical reasoning concerning STD definitions on its 2022 website by stating "There are dozens of STDs. Some STDs, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, are spread mainly by sexual contact."2  In 2020, the CDC published concerns about increasing STD prevalence in US society.  Gonorrhea (677,769 cases, up 45% from 2016).  Syphilis (133,945 cases, up 52% from 2016).  Congenital Syphilis (2,148 cases, up 235% from 2016).3  The logical discussion seems to end here.

On the CDC monkeypox site as of 6 August 2022, the CDC states "Monkeypox is not considered a sexually transmitted disease, but it is often transmitted through close, sustained physical contact, which can include sexual contact."  It cannot be contracted by riding crowded buses, holding hands, or standing in a room full of people.  Contact must be skin to skin, prolonged, and usually intimate.  Ie sexually.