Monkey Pox
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Monkey Pox
Should we be scared - or should we be stock piling bananas?
It appears that the smallpox vaccine gives protection so those of a certain age who received it routinely - before it was phased out in the U.K. in 1971 - won’t be the priority group this time.
It appears that the smallpox vaccine gives protection so those of a certain age who received it routinely - before it was phased out in the U.K. in 1971 - won’t be the priority group this time.
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Originally Posted by BWSBoy6
Should we be scared - or should we be stock piling bananas?
It appears that the smallpox vaccine gives protection so those of a certain age who received it routinely - before it was phased out in the U.K. in 1971 - won’t be the priority group this time.
It appears that the smallpox vaccine gives protection so those of a certain age who received it routinely - before it was phased out in the U.K. in 1971 - won’t be the priority group this time.
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We should not be scared - it is a mild irritation of the skin with Chicken Pox-like symptoms. There are no cases of it being terminal and one generally recovers from the unpleasant illness within a few weeks.
It is NOT a new COVID.
Signed. . .
Boris
It is NOT a new COVID.
Signed. . .
Boris
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Originally Posted by HOVIS
On the news tonight they said it was spread by close physical contact. It is apparent that many of the cases are amongst the gay and bisexual community.
On the news I listened to they said epidemiologists are not sure yet how it's getting transmitted, that it's generally found in Africa, but current cases are being found in other places and at much higher numbers than normal. They also said it causes a rash like chicken pox, and the pustules can rupture and cause problems if not treated properly. t sounded unpleasant, but not fatal
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Originally Posted by Sue Vêtements
...because heteros don't have "close physical contact". Well that makes sense
On the news I listened to they said epidemiologists are not sure yet how it's getting transmitted, that it's generally found in Africa, but current cases are being found in other places and at much higher numbers than normal. They also said it causes a rash like chicken pox, and the pustules can rupture and cause problems if not treated properly. t sounded unpleasant, but not fatal
On the news I listened to they said epidemiologists are not sure yet how it's getting transmitted, that it's generally found in Africa, but current cases are being found in other places and at much higher numbers than normal. They also said it causes a rash like chicken pox, and the pustules can rupture and cause problems if not treated properly. t sounded unpleasant, but not fatal
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I'm led to believe that the 'free-spirited' nature of the gay male party scene is the vector that seems to be spreading this pox. A Spanish 'sauna' in Madrid appears at this point to be the main spreader. As to how things go from here, who knows, but one thing for certain it will be used by governments and press to their own ends.
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There's a sauna in Madrid ???? With the mercury hitting 36 degrees today, one wonders why such an establishment should be necessary. I doubt there will be a handy lake in which to jump or a bank of snow to roll around in. Those Spanish chaps must be mad. Perhaps it's the heat.?
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The linked article is interesting- an interview from 1998 where an ex-Soviet Bioweapon Colonel talks about weaponising
https://apple.news/ApH9pUVjmSd-795j8eqmJyg
Also interesting is the map of countries with outbreaks - the non-African ones are mostly supplies of weapons to Ukraine
https://apple.news/ApH9pUVjmSd-795j8eqmJyg
Also interesting is the map of countries with outbreaks - the non-African ones are mostly supplies of weapons to Ukraine
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The overwhelming opinion on the electricians' website which I frequent is that the virus is being spread by plumbers getting intimate with monkeys.
My scientific background makes me somewhat sceptical about these claims, however.
My scientific background makes me somewhat sceptical about these claims, however.
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Originally Posted by Blues&twos
The overwhelming opinion on the electricians' website which I frequent is that the virus is being spread by plumbers getting intimate with monkeys.
My scientific background makes me somewhat sceptical about these claims, however.
My scientific background makes me somewhat sceptical about these claims, however.
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'Mostly'. Also the ones with more air connections with the African countries with outbreaks?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-vs-causation/
The linked article is interesting- an interview from 1998 where an ex-Soviet Bioweapon Colonel talks about weaponising
https://apple.news/ApH9pUVjmSd-795j8eqmJyg
Also interesting is the map of countries with outbreaks - the non-African ones are mostly supplies of weapons to Ukraine
https://apple.news/ApH9pUVjmSd-795j8eqmJyg
Also interesting is the map of countries with outbreaks - the non-African ones are mostly supplies of weapons to Ukraine
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-vs-causation/
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I did wonder if Putin had a hand in this, although on the 'Ukraine unpleasantries' thread I was advised not to worry! 
But this thing seems to be spreading in a different way than previously, over a bigger footprint. There may be innocent explanations for that, but the correlation with nations supporting Ukraine does seem to be a thing.
And if it is Putin, is this a genuine biological attack, or just a warning...
I guess if the war in Ukraine is veered towards diplomacy in the coming days, we might have an answer.
But this thing seems to be spreading in a different way than previously, over a bigger footprint. There may be innocent explanations for that, but the correlation with nations supporting Ukraine does seem to be a thing.
And if it is Putin, is this a genuine biological attack, or just a warning...
I guess if the war in Ukraine is veered towards diplomacy in the coming days, we might have an answer.
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Apart from the rashes - which were occasionally reported with C19 - the symptoms sound eerily familiar:
“fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.“
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61527835
“fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.“
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61527835
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Case fatality rate between 3% and 6%
