Mpox - news and discussion

[platinumsage]

Putin could easily be doing this.

"Anyone who tries to get in our way, let alone tries to threaten us and our people, should know that Russia’s answer will be immediate, and it will lead to consequences of the sort that you have not faced ever in your history.”
His Orthodox Easter message I believe.

Oh that's good evidence that Putin is behind this, well done for spotting that

For a not very transmissible virus it did well to survive 2 years of lockdowns. Sounds like bullshit.

Sounds like you don't know anything about viruses.

If the covid lab origin holds weight this theory has legs.

How does covid possibly leaking from a Chinese lab make it more likely that Putin is behind this outbreak?

 

[IC3D]

Your misrepresentation of people's posts show you up as disingenuous platinumsage

 

[platinumsage]

Your misrepresentation of people's posts show you up as disingenuous platinumsage

Which part of your post did I misrepresent and how?

 

[elbows]

For a not very transmissible virus it did well to survive 2 years of lockdowns. Sounds like bullshit.

The impact of lockdowns isnt considered relevant. Because the suggetion is that the virus was imported and started spreading in the UK far more recently than the lockdowns. And there was no global lockdown, lockdowns didnt last for 2 years continuously, and even if they had done so and there were no human cases for a period anywhere in the world, there are animal reservoirs for these diseases.

 

[IC3D]

Sure elbows you are correct about global lockdowns not being the same level, the article refers to it circulating in the UK for years.
Common viruses effecting children and STDs in adults were documented to have plummeted here during lockdowns over two years.

 

[elbows]

Plummeting isnt the same as eradication. And the article mentions the possibility that it had been here for some time as one hypothesis, its certainly not the only one.

I've not ruled out any possibility yet, and none of the clues are strong enough at this time for me to leap to conclusions.

 

[petee]

you knew this was coming sooner or later

'Demon Seed' Doctor and Far Right Radio Host Call to 'Lock Up' Men Who Have Gay Sex to Prevent Monkeypox

As a small handful of monkeypox cases have been documented in the United States the far right is using that disease to target LGBTQ people. In a segment on Stew Peters’ radio show, he and “Demon Seed” Dr. Stella Immanuel called for the imprisonment of men who have sex with men, presumably to...

www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Russian state media having a chuckle about the countries with monkeypox just so happen to be the ones sending weapons to Ukraine…

 

[elbows]

Recent rise in confirmed cases wasnt exactly subtle:

Another 71 cases of monkeypox have been identified in England over the weekend bringing the UK total to 179, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says.

Monkeypox infections rise as guidance advises cases to abstain from sex

Anyone who tests positive should abstain from sex while symptomatic and use condoms for eight weeks.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[sparkybird]

My friends flatmate has just been diagnosed . Trying to convince her to move out...

 

[WhyLikeThis]

My friends flatmate has just been diagnosed . Trying to convince her to move out...

Sorry to hear that. Isolating in shared accommodation is hard, especially if there’s only one bathroom.

 

[sparkybird]

Sorry to hear that. Isolating in shared accommodation is hard, especially if there’s only one bathroom.

And it's 21 days

 

[Mation]

My friends flatmate has just been diagnosed . Trying to convince her to move out...

Sorry to hear about your friend's flatmate and your friend's uncomfortable circumstance. Hope the flatmate is well soon and that your friend doesn't fall ill.

Not sure why they should move out. Afaik, it's transmitted by prolonged direct physical contact. Is that not right?

If it were more easily transmissible than that, then wouldn't moving out risk spreading it?

Don't get me wrong - it would probably give me the horrors if one of my housemates had it, but that would mostly be squeamishness about the name and the fact that it looks like some part of my brain's idea of raging contagion, rather than its actual danger to people who aren't in physical contact with each other. Much easier to guard against than trying not to breathe other people's air, no?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Not sure why they should move out. Afaik, it's transmitted by prolonged direct physical contact. Is that not right?

It's a bit more than that.

The guidance principles highlight the shared scientific understanding across the 4 nations around transmission and biology of the disease - which aligns with the World Health Organisation. The highest risk of transmission is considered to be through direct contact with a confirmed case, droplets or contaminated surfaces and objects. The highest risk period for transmission is understood to be from the onset of early symptoms until lesions have scabbed over and the scabs have fallen off. There is no current evidence that individuals are infectious before the onset of early symptoms.

Public health agencies issue monkeypox guidance to control transmission

UK’s 4 public health agencies issue monkeypox guidance to control transmission in the community.

www.gov.uk

 

[maomao]

By the way, what previous names have you posted under? I want to know which idiot I’m dealing with.

Bi0boy, Lambert Simnel and another one I've forgotten.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Bi0boy, Lambert Simnel and another one I've forgotten.

Cheers. I recall Bi0boy but not that they were particularly a nuisance.

 

[maomao]

Cheers. I recall Bi0boy but not that they particularly a nuisance.

Some of us get more annoying with age.

 

[Supine]

More genetic information

 

[Magnus McGinty]

And a translation for the layman?

 

[Supine]

And a translation for the layman?

Very much open to more research needed but this is an interesting sentence

‘Further indication of human transmission since 2018’

 

[WhyLikeThis]

The CDC are maintaining a map of recorded infections:

2022 Monkeypox Outbreak Global Map | Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC

Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa. It is called monkeypox because it was first identified in laboratory monkeys. However, it is much more common among animals such as rats, mice, rabbits, and the African Squirrel

www.cdc.gov

 

[gentlegreen]

UK 302 !!!!
I see we're plague Island again ...

 

[Chilli.s]

yet again we lead the world

 

[Supine]

TBF we have better testing / surveillance than many countries.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

574 confirmed cases in the UK now. World leading: 2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map | Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC

 

[8ball]

574 confirmed cases in the UK now. World leading: 2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map | Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC

If things carry on like this I’m going to have to stop fucking monkeys for a bit.

 

[skyscraper101]

If all this wasn't bad enough, we've now got Polio too in London

Traces of polio virus found in London sewage as health officials declare national incident

Officials believe there has been some spread between closely linked individuals in northeast London - probably extended family members.

news.sky.com

 

[keybored]

If all this wasn't bad enough, we've now got Polio too in London

Traces of polio virus found in London sewage as health officials declare national incident

Officials believe there has been some spread between closely linked individuals in northeast London - probably extended family members.

news.sky.com

It is likely the virus was shed by someone who was recently vaccinated against polio in a country where it has not yet been eradicated

The loons will have a field day with this.

 

[ouirdeaux]

I just went to Twitter to visit the loons. Apparently it's being spread by immigrants, is caused by the Covid vaccine and doesn't exist.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

793 confirmed cases in the UK up from 574 on Sunday. This may have legs.

2022 Monkeypox Outbreak Global Map | Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC

Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa. It is called monkeypox because it was first identified in laboratory monkeys. However, it is much more common among animals such as rats, mice, rabbits, and the African Squirrel

www.cdc.gov