Comment on How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next? - The New York Times

Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• original_reader@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why not read the article? Here you go:

  Until recently, most cases in Congo resulted from consumption of contaminated meat or close contact with infected animals and people. But last year, scientists discovered a new subtype of mpox, Clade Ib, which appears to spread from person to person primarily through heterosexual transmission.

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  • Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m gonna be honest with you

    I just woke up and it did not occur to me

    I need more caffeine 😮‍💨

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• Wahots@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a pox virus. The vehicles may change, but it’s related to other pox viruses like smallpox. Primarily through skin contact, which can include sex. The fact that it’s spreading through children is a bad sign, though, as schools are a big vector.

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