mpox (Monkey Pox in old money)....

Swedish said:
Isn't the main demographic those that like to take a trip up the dirt road with different partners?
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I think that is indeed the main route of infection.

However:-


Mpox spreads from person-to-person through close contact with someone who is infected with the monkeypox virus. Close contact includes being face-to-face (such as talking or breathing close to one another which can generate droplets or short-range aerosols); skin-to-skin (such as touching or vaginal/anal sex); mouth-to-mouth (such as kissing); or mouth-to-skin contact (such as oral sex or kissing the skin). During the global outbreak that began in 2022, the virus mostly spread through sexual contact.

People with mpox are considered infectious until all their lesions have crusted over, the scabs have fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed underneath, and all the lesions on the eyes and in the body (in the mouth, throat, eyes, vagina and anus) have healed too, which usually takes from 2 to 4 weeks.

It is also possible for the monkeypox virus to persist for some time on clothing, bedding, towels, objects, electronics and surfaces that have been touched by a person with mpox. Someone else who touches these items may become infected, particularly if they have any cuts or abrasions or touch their eyes, nose, mouth or other mucous membranes without first washing their hands. Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces/objects and cleaning your hands after touching surfaces/objects that may be contaminated can help prevent this type of transmission.
 
Mainly eastern DRC and responds well to treatment.

To be clear, it can also be caught as a consequence of intimacy with people, not just monkeys 🙈

RIP Michael Jackson. “I’m forever blowing bubbles…..”
 
Eddie P said:
Not any more, this strain of concern is now airborne.
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Where do you get that from? WHO doesn't list it, although if someone were to sneeze at you it would be a route. also a heavily contaminated area (say the bed of an infected person) might be a higher risk for those changing the sheets.
 
Buchan said:
Where do you get that from? WHO doesn't list it, although if someone were to sneeze at you it would be a route. also a heavily contaminated area (say the bed of an infected person) might be a higher risk for those changing the sheets.
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Either airborne or droplet, it's no longer just sexually transmitted.
 
If people are really concerned they they can stay at home, however there is always a risk present in everything we do.

You can spend your life worrying about the what ifs but that’s not really living is it?
 
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