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Anyone else worried about M pox?

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girlfriend44 · 15/08/2024 21:32

It's been in the news today. Monkey Pox or M pox is spreading they have found a case in Sweden now and hinted it could spread more.
Anyone worried or is it scare mongering.

It seems to be in the news again?😪

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Corksoles · 15/08/2024 22:44

It has a high death rate in children so, yeah - it's worrying. All those poor families in the DRC - we could have been vaccinating them all this time, and reducing the risk for the rest of the world's children.

Mespher · 15/08/2024 22:43

No

TheHouseElf · 15/08/2024 22:39

Absolutely not, and I won't comply with any stupid lockdown measures if any Government stooges are watching this forum either. I am fully done with virus outbreaks thanks.

TeenLifeMum · 15/08/2024 22:38

No, not worried at this point. I get confidential email updates and measles and whooping cough are far higher on the concerns list.

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/08/2024 22:36

No. From NHS website:

”Mpox is usually mild and most people recover within a few weeks without treatment”.

jaimelesoleil · 15/08/2024 22:32

NO

LaMontser · 15/08/2024 22:32

girlfriend44 · 15/08/2024 21:51

Spreading more easily now. Not just sex and towels etc.

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It’s still largely spread through very close contact with some cases linked to coughs and sneezes from an infected person. Again, you’d need to be in close contact with them. It’s mostly spread through sex still.

NoSnowdrop · 15/08/2024 22:31

Pottedpalm · 15/08/2024 21:44

The scientists are worried…

Which ones and who is paying them?

it’s a hard no from me.

Beezknees · 15/08/2024 22:30

No.

MySereneBird · 15/08/2024 22:28

From the WHO “The emergence last year and rapid spread of a new virus strain in DRC, clade 1b, which appears to be spreading mainly through sexual networks, and its detection in countries neighbouring the DRC is especially concerning, and one of the main reasons for the declaration of the PHEIC.”

Caroparo52 · 15/08/2024 22:26

Yes its been on my radar this week. Case in Sweden today. God I hope its now Round 2

MySereneBird · 15/08/2024 22:24

Tw33dleD33 · 15/08/2024 22:05

Not true. Close contact transmits it hence the high number of children who get it.

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Of course close contact will be involved but children will generally get it from an infected parent. More of an issue in this country for healthcare workers who are involved with physical care …but it’s still not something that’s going to keep me up at night.

ListenLinda · 15/08/2024 22:21

What is the fatality rate and R number?

Dymaxion · 15/08/2024 22:13

I thought the fatalities were largely in young children ? which is awful , but at the same time , the areas with outbreaks probably don't have access to the level of health care we have here, would that have an impact on the figures ?

Butterbeanbutterbo · 15/08/2024 22:13

I have a little involvement in this through work. This is a different strain of mpox to the one that was in Europe a couple of years ago (actually multiple other strains or ‘clades’). So far in places like DRC there have been high cases in children - so it is not only / mainly spread by sexual contact. The numbers are very high and fatality % worrying (although latter could be inflated by unreported cases I guess).

I deal with it by not thinking about it too much😬. There are vaccines

Comedycook · 15/08/2024 22:09

Tw33dleD33 · 15/08/2024 22:05

Not true. Close contact transmits it hence the high number of children who get it.

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I think it has spread a lot in the DRC because so many people are living in camps in very close quarters with each other and limited sanitation.

Putthefanon · 15/08/2024 22:08

No. I don’t worry about things I have pretty much no control over.

Ponoka7 · 15/08/2024 22:06

I know this strain is slightly more contagious, but we have these outbreaks every year. Were you aware of last year's numbers? They've declared a national emergency so African countries take note and respond appropriately. Nigeria responded quickly when there was the last out break of Elboa. It can be done. In the Congo, 'white' medicine isn't trusted, healthcare workers are killed and gealth/vaccination centers burned down. A national emergency allows for military back up.

Tw33dleD33 · 15/08/2024 22:05

MySereneBird · 15/08/2024 21:52

Seeing as it’s often transmitted via sexual contact I think it’s possibly unlikely to become a big thing for you unless you aren’t in a monogamous relationship?

Not true. Close contact transmits it hence the high number of children who get it.

Username75184 · 15/08/2024 22:03

Can anyone share a rational, non sensationalist report on this please?

SunnieShine · 15/08/2024 22:01

Give me a minute to finish my banana and swing down from the chandelier and I'll let you know.

MonsteraMama · 15/08/2024 22:01

I feel like I should be. I remember in the late months of 2019 when Covid was but a whispered rumour, laughing with my pals going "it's just a cold, what's going to happen really?" and then look what happened.

But I'm not worried yet.

Upallnight2 · 15/08/2024 22:01

MySereneBird · 15/08/2024 21:52

Seeing as it’s often transmitted via sexual contact I think it’s possibly unlikely to become a big thing for you unless you aren’t in a monogamous relationship?

It's transmitted more easily now.. but no, still not worried

x2boys · 15/08/2024 21:59

We had all this a couple of years ago and it faded into nothing, scientists are at risk of cry wolf here',most people are fed up because of covid and until things become if they do become serious, are going yo ignore it..

AgileGreenSeal · 15/08/2024 21:58

Nope.

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