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Probable community transmission of Monkey Pox in London.
We need vaccines to be procured and disease awareness in the community with NPI’s instructed. amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/m…
#auspol
Probable community transmission of Monkey Pox in London.
We need vaccines to be procured and disease awareness in the community with NPI’s instructed. amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/m…
#auspol
Monkey Pox is transmitted between humans via respiratory secretions. The usual droplet dogma is advised by CDC, but I doubt that will be enough once it gets going. Use airborne disease control precautions, just like with COVID-19.
It’s also thought to spread through contact.
It’s also thought to spread through contact.
Kept a screenshot of this one, in case we later say monkey pox wasn’t aerosol and airborne. nj.gov/agriculture/di… 
“Experimental aerosol infections can result in more severe disease, an increased risk of pneumonia, and higher mortality rates in adult primates.”
Keep it “mild” people. Clean the air and wear masks. Avoid exhaled aerosol.
#MonkeyPox
Keep it “mild” people. Clean the air and wear masks. Avoid exhaled aerosol.
#MonkeyPox
Disease is also more severe in infants.
WHO doesn’t advise routine vaccinations in endemic areas, due to a fine balance between risks and benefits, however I think some urgency to investigate more up to date vaccines would be good.
#MonkeyPox
WHO doesn’t advise routine vaccinations in endemic areas, due to a fine balance between risks and benefits, however I think some urgency to investigate more up to date vaccines would be good.
#MonkeyPox
-> and costs I expect as well…
The mortality of #MonkeyPox is quoted anywhere between 1-15% depending on the outbreak studied it seems. I expect as this disease becomes more widespread we will slowly learn a narrower estimate,but I am also concerned that as the virus adapts to us, it may change mortality too.
#MonkeyPox virus has been around for a long term. The concern is that it may be escaping contact tracing efforts where it is endemic and potentially establishing community transmission worldwide which is a problem because we don’t vaccinate for this family of viruses anymore.->
Susceptible population is large. MonkeyPox has pandemic potential.
*time
London is a hyper-connected city, and has few mitigations for airborne disease, such is the state of #PlagueIsland
If contact tracing can stem the outbreak, that would be useful, but realistically #MonkeyPox may already be in other locations around the world.
If contact tracing can stem the outbreak, that would be useful, but realistically #MonkeyPox may already be in other locations around the world.
🟡5-21 days incubation (probably not infectious).
🟡a few days prodrome of headache sore throat cough malaise and fever (might be infectious).
🟡rash. (infectious until last scab dried and fallen off).
#MonkeyPox cdc.gov/poxvirus/monke…
🟡a few days prodrome of headache sore throat cough malaise and fever (might be infectious).
🟡rash. (infectious until last scab dried and fallen off).
#MonkeyPox cdc.gov/poxvirus/monke…
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