This in the @NatGeo today. Statement from @WHO that #monkeypox doesn’t spread like COVID-19 (true) in tiny airborne droplets (not so true).
We know aerosol does play a part in monkeypox transmission, even if not major. See thread that follows.
We know aerosol does play a part in monkeypox transmission, even if not major. See thread that follows.
A short thread on evidence of the role of aerosol in #monkeypox transmission.
https://twitter.com/njbbari3/status/1529061938310696960
The problem is, if you ignore a route of transmission, no matter how minor you think it is, it will stifle contact tracing and disease control efforts.
This thing is going to do a slow but inexorable burn, probably over many years, always tending towards fitter strains.
This thing is going to do a slow but inexorable burn, probably over many years, always tending towards fitter strains.
We will lose lives, waste time, expend resources, contaminate wildlife, and still lose the battle unless we deal with reality, and deal with the most neglected mode of transmission. Aerosol and airborne.
That too despite having vaccines that work.
That too despite having vaccines that work.
So I will say it again. #MonkeyPoxIsAirborneToo and spread by contact, body fluids and fomites.
It’s not very efficient at airborne spread, but it is floating about, we are breathing it in… and it does have the capacity to adapt, eventually.
It’s not very efficient at airborne spread, but it is floating about, we are breathing it in… and it does have the capacity to adapt, eventually.
Try not to teach it new tricks. Along with everything else, wear a respirator.
Should be wearing one anyway to prevent COVID-19.
#monkeypox #respirator
Should be wearing one anyway to prevent COVID-19.
#monkeypox #respirator
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