Have you read about this ? at last count we had 9 cases in UK, they've now got it in France. We do have a vaccine for it apparently, as it's been in Africa for years.
I hope this doesn't become the new Covid :rolleyes:
"Monkeypox causes fever symptoms as well as a distinctive bumpy rash. It is usually mild, although there are two main strains: the Congo strain, which is more severe – with up to 10% mortality- and the West African strain, which has a fatality rate in about 1% of cases." No panic then !
just what we need!
https://www.dw.com/en/explained-the-mysterious-monkeypox-outbreak-in-uk-europe/a-61859359
Extracts that suggest to me that this isn't another covid...
The cases registered in the United Kingdom have been reported as the West African strain, which is relatively mild compared to the Central African variant. The illness generally runs its course within three to four weeks. The West African strain is seldom deadly — and when it is, it's mostly in small children.
Human-to-human transmission of monkeypox requires close bodily contact. Often, the transmission chain is broken after a small number of individuals are infected.
According to British health authorities, the four infected individuals identified as gay or bisexual men. Still, many health experts in the UK have made clear that they have yet to see sufficient evidence to suggest human monkeypox is a sexually transmitted infection.
"Although the current cluster of cases is in men who have sex with men, it is probably too early to make conclusions about the mode of transmission or assume that sexual activity was necessary for transmission, unless we have clear epidemiological data and analysis," said Dr. Michael Skinner, a virology expert at Imperial College London.
I just like the way the reports link monkeys with Africans.
Haven't they heard about political correctness. :grin:
Wasn't this how Aids was supposed to have originally started something to do with monkeys?
Betcha Mr. Smith, Brown, Tom, Dick or Harry aren't
bringing this virus into the country from Africa.
O, our wonderful multi cultural society.
Transmission requires close bodily contact.. !!!
That rules me out then.. :smiley:
me too
Quote from: Scrumpy on May 20, 2022, 06:27:32 PM
Transmission requires close bodily contact.. !!!
That rules me out then.. :smiley:
I don't know any monkeys to be in close bodily contact with !
well, the late Al Reed with his 'reet, munkey!'
Quote from: Flying Bomb on May 21, 2022, 03:50:07 PM
I don't know any monkeys to be in close bodily contact with !
No need for monkeys
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10839877/Monkeypox-outbreak-Europes-biggest-100-cases-reported.html
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The Gran Canarian pride festival attended by 80,000 from Britain and across Europe is being investigated after being linked to numerous monkeypox cases in Madrid, Italy and Tenerife. Pictured, attendees at the event this month
A colourful tutu and a beard doesn't seem to work somehow.. :grin: :grin:
You can say that again. :boo:
Perhaps it will be adopted as police uniform for the Jubilee.
First Monkeypox case confirmed in Scotland. Sturgeon will be looking forward to her daily press conferences no doubt :grin: :grin: :grin:
Quote from: Alex on May 23, 2022, 02:16:24 PM
First Monkeypox case confirmed in Scotland. Sturgeon will be looking forward to her daily press conferences no doubt :grin: :grin: :grin:
Expect full
Jockdown later this week, but definitely in time for the 'Platinum Celebrations', you know what a libertarian Nicola is ...
She is in her own lockdown as she tested positive for Covid on her return trip from meetings.
BBC News - Nicola Sturgeon tests positive for Covid-19
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61530974
Seems like the jabs and masks don't stop folks getting it....
It doesn't stop you getting it..
It .. could stop it killing you though..
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Lol, that's just done the rounds on my WhatsApp. :clap: :yahoo:
Quote from: klondike on May 23, 2022, 07:06:27 PM
Seems like the jabs and masks don't stop folks getting it....
She probably picked it up when she was caught not wearing a mask recently.
Monkey pox. How it all started.
[automatically pruned due to age]
It seems that we are world leaders in something at least
(https://i.postimg.cc/Cx2Y5gt2/monkeypox.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Maybe we have more monkeys.
Those Spaniards look to be making a challenge though. We could lose the title. They clearly haven't seen the test Oy found or they'd be a bit more certain what pox they've caught.
Maybe we've got more Africans arriving on our shores ? well somebody had to say it ! :cool:
Just came across another twist in the monkey pox story.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gender-self-identification-could-be-muddling-monkeypox-outbreak-data-in-uk_4555802.html?slsuccess=1
The nature of the monkeypox outbreak might be muddled by gender self-identification, according to experts, as it emerged that the one percent of infected female individuals in the UK could in fact be biologically male.
An Infectious Disease Behaviorist told The Epoch Times that while it's true for accuracy that data on both sex and gender is important, focusing on how someone identifies in society is pandering to politics and risks "weakening public health surveillance systems."
The UK has the highest current recorded levels of the tropical disease in the current outbreak which is spreading predominantly amongst and affecting gay or bisexual men. The number of confirmed cases is 793 as of June 22.
Sounds to me like the old adage "Flies spread diseases. Keep yours zipped" is applicable in this.
Of course HMG will never post the ethnic profiles of the 'Monkeypoxers' but I'd hazard a guess?
only one needed
Mike