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Massachusetts officials confirm first human case of monkeypox - just as CDC issues warning that it is monitoring outbreak across Europe
  • A Massachusetts man was confirmed to be infected with monkeypox, the first U.S. case in the global outbreak
  • A total of 14 cases of the virus have been confirmed across the UK, Portugal and Spain, and another six people are being probed in the U.S.
  • The unnamed adult male had recently traveled to Canada, and it is not revealed whether he was among the six suspected patients
  • Individual has been hospitalized but remains in a 'good condition', officials said
  • Nearly two dozen cases of monkeypox have been detected between the U.S. and Europe
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...s-officials-confirm-human-case-monkeypox.html
 
Phatguysrule said:
AIDS?
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What is monkeypox viral infection?

What is monkeypox?

Monkeypox is a rare viral infection which people usually pick up in the tropical areas of west and central Africa.

It is usually spread through direct contact with animals such as squirrels, which are known to harbour the virus.

However, it can also be transmitted through very close contact with contagious skin lesions on an infected person — such as during sex.

What are the symptoms?

Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.

But its most unusual feature is a rash that often begins on the face, then spreads to other parts of the body, commonly the hands and feet.

The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off.

How deadly is it?

Monkeypox is usually mild, with most patients recovering within a few weeks without treatment. Yet, the disease can prove fatal.

Monkeypox kills up to 10 per cent of people it infects.

However, with milder strains the fatality rate is closer to one in 100.

What are the treatment options?

There are no specific treatments available for monkeypox infection.

However, because monkeypox virus is closely related to the virus that causes smallpox, jabs for smallpox can also protect people from getting monkeypox.

One vaccine, Jynneos, also known as Imvamune or Imvanex, has been licensed in the U.S. to prevent monkeypox.

The jab is about 85 percent effective.
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
What is monkeypox viral infection?

What is monkeypox?

Monkeypox is a rare viral infection which people usually pick up in the tropical areas of west and central Africa.

It is usually spread through direct contact with animals such as squirrels, which are known to harbour the virus.

However, it can also be transmitted through very close contact with contagious skin lesions on an infected person — such as during sex.

What are the symptoms?

Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.

But its most unusual feature is a rash that often begins on the face, then spreads to other parts of the body, commonly the hands and feet.

The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off.

How deadly is it?

Monkeypox is usually mild, with most patients recovering within a few weeks without treatment. Yet, the disease can prove fatal.

Monkeypox kills up to 10 per cent of people it infects.

However, with milder strains the fatality rate is closer to one in 100 — similar to when Covid first hit.

What are the treatment options?

There are no specific treatments available for monkeypox infection.

However, because monkeypox virus is closely related to the virus that causes smallpox, jabs for smallpox can also protect people from getting monkeypox.

One vaccine, Jynneos, also known as Imvamune or Imvanex, has been licensed in the U.S. to prevent monkeypox.

The jab is about 85 percent effective.
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Oh wow. Had no idea...
 
Another virus, another mask! New Yorkers told to mask up again after local patient tests POSITIVE for same genus virus as monkeypox: CDC issues alert and WHO calls emergency meeting after US probes six cases while Europe confirms 100
  • An NYC patient has tested positive for orthopoxvirus - the genus of viruses that includes smallpox, cowpox, horsepox, camelpox, and monkeypox
  • The CDC is still waiting for confirmation that the patient has monkeypox itself
  • Health officials have suggested residents wear masks amid the outbreak
  • The NYC cases comes as Europe confirms 100 infections of the rare disease
  • The CDC issued an alert Friday telling doctors to be 'vigilant' for cases
  • WHO called an emergency meeting to discuss the virus' unprecedented spread
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...l-tests-positive-virus-related-monkeypox.html
 
Belgium becomes first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine: Anyone testing positive must isolate for 21 days as 14 countries now confirm outbreaks and doctors warn of 'significant rise' in UK cases
  • Dr Claire Dewsnap is president of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
  • She says she expects to see 'really significant numbers' over the coming weeks
  • It comes as British child in critical condition is among UK's 20 recorded cases
  • Israel and Switzerland are latest countries to confirm they have recorded cases
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...UK-monkeypox-cases-surge-two-three-weeks.html
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Belgium becomes first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine: Anyone testing positive must isolate for 21 days as 14 countries now confirm outbreaks and doctors warn of 'significant rise' in UK cases
  • Dr Claire Dewsnap is president of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
  • She says she expects to see 'really significant numbers' over the coming weeks
  • It comes as British child in critical condition is among UK's 20 recorded cases
  • Israel and Switzerland are latest countries to confirm they have recorded cases
58132089-10841885-image-a-15_1653217136301.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...UK-monkeypox-cases-surge-two-three-weeks.html
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Is this how the planet of the apes starts?
 
Is monkeypox fatal? Seems like we're kind of knee jerking here but I'm not a doctor of public health so wtf do I know?
 
Shaboid said:
Is monkeypox fatal? Seems like we're kind of knee jerking here but I'm not a doctor of public health so wtf do I know?
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SlyPokerDog said:
How deadly is it?

Monkeypox is usually mild, with most patients recovering within a few weeks without treatment. Yet, the disease can prove fatal.

Monkeypox kills up to 10 per cent of people it infects.

However, with milder strains the fatality rate is closer to one in 100.
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Shaboid said:
Is monkeypox fatal? Seems like we're kind of knee jerking here but I'm not a doctor of public health so wtf do I know?
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Yes, I think it's more fatal than covid-19, but it's not nearly as contagious. I think you have to have physical contact.
 

Phatguysrule said:
Yes, I think it's more fatal than covid-19, but it's not nearly as contagious. I think you have to have physical contact.
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Not doctors of public health, either?

When I wake up tomorrow it's Monday, boooooo! I'll wait until Kate Brown locks the entire state down on her way out of office to worry about this one..

I just had arguably the best weekend of my life, I don't need all this!!
 
Shaboid said:
Not doctors of public health, either?

When I wake up tomorrow it's Monday, boooooo! I'll wait until Kate Brown locks the entire state down on her way out of office to worry about this one..

I just had arguably the best weekend of my life, I don't need all this!!
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Congrats!

Nope not a doctor, just read up on it since Sly posted the link.
 
Utah officials announce a pair of suspected monkeypox cases - making it the fourth state struck by the outbreak- as WHO warns virus will 'accelerate' over summer and experts tie outbreak to sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain
  • President Joe Biden gave the reassurance while in Japan, saying quarantine was not yet needed to contain it
  • Yesterday he warned in South Korea that 'everyone' should be concerned about the spread of monkeypox
  • Florida yesterday became the third US state to reveal it is probing a suspected infection with the virus
  • WHO health chiefs warn its transmission could be linked to sexual contact with skin lesions by the genitals
  • Health chiefs are probing suspected link to Gay Pride in Gran Canaria, Spain, and a festish festival in Belgium
  • European countries have been told to move to red alert over the cases, and prepare vaccination plans
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...ericans-vaccines-deal-outbreak-monkeypox.html
 
What is Monkeypox, the Virus Infecting People in the U.S. and Europe?
A microbiologist explains what is known about this smallpox cousin

On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient who had recently traveled to Canada. Cases have also been reported in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Monkeypox isn’t a new disease. The first confirmed human case was in 1970, when the virus was isolated from a child suspected of having smallpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Monkeypox is unlikely to cause another pandemic, but with COVID-19 top of mind, fear of another major outbreak is understandable. Though rare and usually mild, monkeypox can still potentially cause severe illness. Health officials are concerned that more cases will arise with increased travel.

I’m a researcher who has worked in public health and medical laboratories for over three decades, especially in the realm of diseases with animal origins. What exactly is happening in the current outbreak, and what does history tell us about monkeypox?

A COUSIN OF SMALLPOX
Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a subset of the Poxviridae family of viruses called Orthopoxvirus. This subset includes the smallpox, vaccinia and cowpox viruses. While an animal reservoir for monkeypox virus is unknown, African rodents are suspected to play a part in transmission. The monkeypox virus has only been isolated twice from an animal in nature. Diagnostic testing for monkeypox is currently only available at Laboratory Response Network labs in the U.S. and globally.

The name “monkeypox” comes from the first documented cases of the illness in animals in 1958, when two outbreaks occurred in monkeys kept for research. However, the virus did not jump from monkeys to humans, nor are monkeys major carriers of the disease.

EPIDEMIOLOGY
Since the first reported human case, monkeypox has been found in several other central and western African countries, with the majority of infections in the DRC. Cases outside of Africa have been linked to international travel or imported animals, including in the U.S. and elsewhere.

The first reported cases of monkeypox in the U.S. was in 2003, from an outbreak in Texas linked to a shipment of animals from Ghana. There were also travel-associated cases in November and July 2021 in Maryland.

Because monkeypox is closely related to smallpox, the smallpox vaccine can provide protection against infection from both viruses. Since smallpox was officially eradicated, however, routine smallpox vaccinations for the U.S. general population were stopped in 1972. Because of this, monkeypox has been appearing increasingly in unvaccinated people.

TRANSMISSION
The virus can be transmitted through contact with an infected person or animal or contaminated surfaces. Typically, the virus enters the body through broken skin, inhalation or the mucous membranes in the eyes, nose or mouth. Researchers believe that human-to-human transmission is mostly through inhalation of large respiratory droplets rather than direct contact with bodily fluids or indirect contact through clothes. Human-to-human transmission rates for monkeypox have been limited.

Health officials are worried the virus may currently be spreading undetected through community transmission, possibly through a new mechanism or route. Where and how infections are occurring are still under investigation.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...mallpox,smallpox, vaccinia and cowpox viruses.
 
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