The Disease Formerly Known as Monkeypox (Now Mpox)

[TheCracker]

I wonder what the first domestic cleaning product/animal medication will be the first idiots suggest as the 'cure'?

Um Bongo. To be bathed in.

 

[Scaff]

Um Bongo. To be bathed in.

I like it, but not nearly enough harmful side affects for them to go for it.

 

[Joey D]

The US is out here setting records again:

US sees largest monkeypox spike of any country: 3 updates

The U.S. saw the largest weekly spike in monkeypox cases of any other country in the last week of July, the World Health Organization said in an Aug. 3 report on the outbreak.

www.beckershospitalreview.com

Moderna is also looking into creating an mRNA vaccine for Monkeypox, which if successful, would be another big win for the for mRNA tech:

Moderna considering creating an mRNA monkeypox vaccine amid growing demand for shots

Discussions remain pre-clinical, and no decision on whether the company will move forward with the creation of such a vaccine has been made, executives said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Joey D]

The US has formally declared monkeypox as a public health emergency.

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans.

apnews.com

 

[Joey D]

Confirmed cases are now over 10,000 in the US.

US monkeypox cases top 10K amid concerns with new vaccine strategy: 4 updates

The manufacturer of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic, voiced concerns to federal health officials about efforts to expand vaccine supplies by allowing the administration of fractional doses, The Washington Post reported Aug. 10.

www.beckershospitalreview.com

In addition, it looks like some patients are having incredibly painful symptoms that are so severe they need hospitalization. There's also this:

Some patients develop urethral lesions, making it painful every time they urinate, as well as severe rectal pain and bleeding

And apparently, we also need to be told not to attack non-human primates over this. This should be obvious, though because after we publically killed a gorilla in 2016 the world went to hell.

 

[Brett]

Confirmed cases are now over 10,000 in the US.

US monkeypox cases top 10K amid concerns with new vaccine strategy: 4 updates

The manufacturer of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic, voiced concerns to federal health officials about efforts to expand vaccine supplies by allowing the administration of fractional doses, The Washington Post reported Aug. 10.

www.beckershospitalreview.com

In addition, it looks like some patients are having incredibly painful symptoms that are so severe they need hospitalization. There's also this:

And apparently, we also need to be told not to attack non-human primates over this. This should be obvious, though because after we publically killed a gorilla in 2016 the world went to hell.

RIP Harambe

 

[Joey D]

We're now seeing asymptomatic cases of monkeypox:

This Is Not the Monkeypox That Doctors Thought They Knew

The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all.

www.nytimes.com

And incase you're not able to access the NYT through whatever means, you can view the study it references here:

ACP Journals

 

[Darla Starch]

 

[Liquid]

I was just reading that the name of this illness has been changed to mpox.

 

[Joey D]

The disease formerly known as Monkeypox (now mpox) is starting to creep back into the headlines:

CDC reports more mpox cases as authorities brace for summer resurgence

Authorities recently reported finding drug-resistant strains of the monkeypox virus.

www.cbsnews.com