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Ok someone said it before me! What about Long Monkeypox. Didn't know if it was in good taste to talk about it so soon. But we learnt the hard way to consider morbidity, not only mortality
Anyway, #monkeypox has known long-term health effects and complications as per @WHO
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Anyway, #monkeypox has known long-term health effects and complications as per @WHO
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Reported complications of historical cases of #monkeypox | i.e. before current cases | include secondary infections, bronchpneumonia, sespis, encephalitis, and infection of the cornea, with resulting loss of vision
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Asymptomatic (subclinical | "silent") infection is also noted to occur. #monkeypox as a symptomatic disease can be prolonged in itself, with symptoms and signs reported to last for 2 to 4 weeks according to official guidelines | a bit of deja vu here with the early covid reports!
