Monkeypox

[Kim Mild]

They think it may have been circulating for years, it has mutated to a certain extent and may have been put down to other conditions until it was flagged recently.

https://www.archive.is/oldest/https...en-circulating-in-uk-for-years-scientists-say

That does sound likely. A lot of the monkeypox symptoms are similar to ailments that came with covid . People were reporting skin complaints during the pandemic, occasionally.

People recover and then never think anymore of it . There are probably several other viruses around too.

 

[monga]

I thought we’d saw the back of PCR’s

 

[monga]

Meh!

 

[monga]

https://news.sky.com/story/monkeypo...h-more-uk-cases-to-be-revealed-later-12621670Monkeypox: First cases reported in Wales and Northern Ireland

 

[monga]

From 5000 to 20,000

 

[monga]

https://news.sky.com/story/monkeypox-gay-and-bisexual-men-express-fears-about-rise-in-cases-12622058Monkeypox: Gay and bisexual men express fears about rise in cases

 

[monga]

If it’s so containable they seem to be putting a lot of effort into therapeutics

 

[monga]

 

[monga]

https://news.sky.com/story/sixteen-...d-uk-health-security-agency-confirms-12622587Sixteen further monkeypox cases detected in England, UK Health Security Agency confirms

 

[rainbowlemon]

 

[MeeShellMahBell]

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It.moght because they take no action that there's 4k cases.. a Dr should probably.know that really.

 

[rainbowlemon]

As they always said "context":

Pretty good for a population of 11,045,411 . Something like 0.036 %.

520,000 people living with HIV .

Redirecting to: /countries/dominican-republic

 

[monga]

What happens if there’s no one else to take care of them

Monkeypox patients should avoid pet contact

Gerbils, hamsters and other rodents could be particularly susceptible to the disease, warn experts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[monga]

 

[monga]

Now we’re looking at a moderate threat to public health

 

[Merpedy]

Eh, I sort of see the reasons for being worried that this could turn into something serious and should therefore be contained. But at the same time, I don’t think it will have the same response as COVID

There were a lot of articles during COVID saying that this sort of stuff would become more common in general because we have so much contact with animals these days. And I imagine after seeing the damage a pandemic could cause there’s a sense of needing to be more careful and of course the news reports on it more because it’s bound to get clicks. Before COVID we’d maybe see a few articles and news reports and move onto something new

 

[Emmelina Ball]

The idea that viruses can be stopped in their tracks is simply not true. You cannot contain a virus. If a virus wants to spread it will find a way to do that. Isolating should be an individual choice not an automatic response. If you’re sick worry about it then, if you’re not then get on with your life we’ve all been robbed of a few years let’s not allow that to happen ever again.

 

[monga]

We’re not permitted to send kids to school with chickenpox. I think with this disease it’s even more severe on the unborn child I don’t think letting kids take it home is a good idea

 

[Emmelina Ball]

We’re not permitted to send kids to school with chickenpox. I think with this disease it’s even more severe on the unborn child I don’t think letting kids take it home is a good idea

With chicken pox you keep the sick child at home you don’t isolate the entire class! Or traditionally we had chicken pox parties!

 

[monga]

With chicken pox you keep the sick child at home you don’t isolate the entire class! Or traditionally we had chicken pox parties!

Chickenpox isn’t as severe as Monkeypox to certain groups.