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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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BonnieBonnieBanks · 15/08/2024 23:33

Not yet…

FriedEggs1 · 15/08/2024 23:31

NO

Mespher · 15/08/2024 23:31

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 15/08/2024 23:25

At least we have a decent government that gives a shit about people this time.

Well, apart from the pensioners

Chickenvhotdog · 15/08/2024 23:30

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 15/08/2024 23:25

At least we have a decent government that gives a shit about people this time.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Putthefanon · 15/08/2024 23:28

namechangeforthisi · 15/08/2024 23:26

I don't know anyone who goes out to work now

Nurses, police, people who work in Tesco, train drivers, me (three times a week to the office), bin men, cleaners……

namechangeforthisi · 15/08/2024 23:26

I don't know anyone who goes out to work now

namechangeforthisi · 15/08/2024 23:25

Is everyone not already basically still in lockdown ?

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 15/08/2024 23:25

At least we have a decent government that gives a shit about people this time.

flymetoalphacentauri · 15/08/2024 23:23

I think bird flu is more of a concern.

fliptopbin · 15/08/2024 23:20

Also, bear in mind that death tolls in Congo, in cramped conditions with no vaccines or treatment should not be extrapolated to death tolls in the west.

Arrivapercy · 15/08/2024 23:16

I'm not worried about it at all.

DefyingGravitas · 15/08/2024 23:13

Comedycook · 15/08/2024 22:49

You tell em 😂

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You have to tell them via forums because they can’t read your mind when you have foil caps on.

AlleycatMarie · 15/08/2024 23:11

It won’t spread like covid, as it’s not as easily caught. I’m not worried after reading about it.

BlueberryPancake123 · 15/08/2024 23:11

I am a little worried yes but it's because of personal circumstances. I work in a school where many children will have been to African countries during the summer, and DH has leukaemia. I think the new strand is easier to transmit, and the NHS guidance is outdated - new guidelines should come in soon before school starts in September but I will keep a close eye on this.

Differentstarts · 15/08/2024 23:00

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/08/2024 22:36

No. From NHS website:

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

Thankyou my health anxiety can't handle stuff like this so rational people help ❤️

Dabralor · 15/08/2024 22:57

There is a vaccine.
It is being tracked by WHO.
We've learned a lot from COVID about how to mitigate the spread of disease.

I'm going to put my faith in the clever people who understand these things and vote No - I'm not worried for now. But devastated for all those poor children and their families.

ReggaetonLente · 15/08/2024 22:53

ListenLinda · 15/08/2024 22:21

What is the fatality rate and R number?

Oh god I forgot about R numbers

Whichbagtochoose · 15/08/2024 22:52

No. It’s basically an STD. Yes I know other close contact will spread it but that’s it.

AInightingale · 15/08/2024 22:52

MilkyWayAtoms · 15/08/2024 21:55

I am worried. With that fatality rate (and the ways it can now be caught) we should be shutting down travel from affected countries immediately (or at least reintroducing quarantine hotels). Did covid teach us nothing?!

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There should already be mandatory tests at airports and Dover for anyone arriving from the African nations where it's prevalent. But of course there won't be. No, we learned nothing from Covid. Nothing.

Beezknees · 15/08/2024 22:51

Firealarm1414 · 15/08/2024 22:49

No. I just can't do this again. If they start wanting lockdowns again with the state the economy and general mental health, (particularly in kids) is in after the last ones they can fuck right off.

I doubt they would do it again. The country can't afford it.

Covid was unprecedented, it was a new disease with no vaccine, this is not a new disease and it has a vaccine.

Firealarm1414 · 15/08/2024 22:49

No. I just can't do this again. If they start wanting lockdowns again with the state the economy and general mental health, (particularly in kids) is in after the last ones they can fuck right off.

Comedycook · 15/08/2024 22:49

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.

You tell em 😂

mummymeister · 15/08/2024 22:48

Yes I am. I used to be involved in emergency planning and have a background in this. both Mpox and bird flu are horrendous in terms of the consequences. I have a religious friend. they believe covid was sent to prepare us for the horror that is to come and to start working collaboratively and to work harder on vaccines for diseases previously viewed as "third world and not worth the bother" I used to think they were a nutter. I am not so sure now.

KimKardashiansLostEarring · 15/08/2024 22:44

In a word, no.

Kentuckycriedfrickin · 15/08/2024 22:44

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.

Was just going to say similar. I don't get emails but I work in schools and whooping cough, measles, and covid are far higher on my list of concerns than m-pox. And vomiting bugs because they're grim and are always going around school (my body is a bit of a dick when it comes to vomiting bugs, it doesn't know how to stop being sick once it starts so I almost always end up at urgent care for a fluids drip and a bum cheek injection of anti-emetics).

I'm not trying to downplay it but the media will be wetting themselves with glee at the prospect of the 'next covid' because fear sells.

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