Health officials in New York said the person tested positive for the rare but potentially serious virus typically seen in central and western Africa.
The case has not yet been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the person believed to have contracted the virus is isolating after showing symptoms consistent with the disease, the state’s health department said., which has recently been reported in Europe, Australia and North America.the"the most important" in the"history of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere.
The illness typically begins with flu-like symptoms that progress into a rash. The version of the virus that appears in central Africa is the most lethal, with a fatality rate of 10 percent.Monkeypox can be spread by animals and through person-to-person contact. Disease experts are trying to determine how the virus is spreading and the origin of the current outbreak.
The article mentions 2 versions. Which one do these people have?
First case in Massachusetts on May 18. About a hundred people would have to get it for the first death to have a probability of 100%.
monkey pox is a serious pandemic you want to know how serious take a look yourself 👇
STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF!!!
I'm betting there'll be a new Mrna vaccine for this.
Leave the monkeys alone.....
The virus causes physical symptoms that can be seen as opposed to covid, which cannot seen. The virus jumped species, so it'll struggle to spread w/o prolonged exposure & close contact. Viruses like this burn out quickly because they're easy contain. So no cause to quarantine yet
Here we go again, Pfizer needs some mo’ cheddar!!
Great 🙄 banana shortage next.
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