Monkeypox: What is It and Who is at Risk?
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2022
- All this news about the Monkeypox virus as we’re still trying to grapple with Covid. What is Monkeypox, how is it treated, and who is at risk?
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The pint about how we ignore diseases when they don't touch the western world is very poignant
Ironic since all these diseases come from outside America
Exactly. The vaccine for monkeypox has been around for a while, and yet while monkeypox has been circulating in humans in western Africa for about 5 years now, we could have controlled this with vaccinations and nipped this in the bud.
@@justwhistlinpixie spread by but
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Nothing about the Ebola scare?
@lizza i wouldn't call it racism that western media mostly covers western news.
I know this is general advice, but you didn't touch on the difficulty of getting the vaccine in the US right now. Very low supply
Thank you as always!
Thank you 🙏🏼
I always respect and appreciate your thoughts.
HELLO Dr Michael Rockwell recommended to listen to this I am his CMA .. Thank you for providing calm after this video
Thank you for sharing the information.
Very likely this will take root on USA soil and become endemic, since the rodents can be the virus reservoir and they are ubiquitous in urban setting.
inb4 a certain vulpine news agency leaps on that "originally created for bioterrorism" bit in order to declare the morality of getting it
Bold of you to assume they're not _already_ banging on the queer angle, and blaming the gays for it.
Since I'm an old who got the smallpox vaccine I should be good? The CDC website didn't make it completely clear that being vaccinated decades ago would still *definitely* give protection.
Because it would not be correct to say so. There is an expectation that some protection will be afforded, even that can not definitely be said to be the case.
The virus is now considered a global threat by the WHO, only the third infection to be so listed.
If you believe yourself to be in a high risk group, please make an appointment to speak to a primary care physician
@@hawleyrigsby3123 I'm not high risk. But, I am willing to go out and get a booster vaccination. Mostly want to know if it was something worth pursuing.
I've heard even people who got the small pox Vax wouldn't even still be immune to smallpox all these decades later. I mean thry stopped giving it in the early 80s.
Some docs on twitter I follow correlated the spread of monkeypox with the effects of covid on the immune system and how it seems to do something similar to measles by making the immune system "forget" previous infections.
Could you share any more details?
so 8:20am here, thumbnail... wanting to eat... anything and not throw up
I watched more, I am basically starving to death.
Thank you
I have monkey pox, just got the results from hospital 😢
there is no reason to panic don't listen to the media don't listen to politicians.
We should listen to random UA-cam commenter instead, though, right?
this isnt covid lol. Even Trump supporters will jump at the first vaccine they see if they Know that monkepox causes bumps on your skin
Thank you so much for not calling this a gay disease. I'm hearing this so much right now and it is incredibly damaging to the community. On top of that, it causes a level of unjustified comfort for heterosexuals who think "great! I can't get it!"
Reminds me of when AIDS was an epidemic in the 80s/90s. It, too, was considered a "gay disease" despite so many straight people being infected, too. So much so that even today remnants of policies regarding blood donation and transfusions from gay people exist. It's awful.
Damaging? Are you saying they are sexually conscientious? really? I think AIDS disproved your idea
We can get it if intentionally infected
In the 80s probably before you were born GM donated tainted blood to make AIDS everybody's problem
Look up Ryan White
They also had relations with women thats how Magic Johnson got it he was sexually active with thousands of women
And Playmate Rebecca Armstrong
@@IceMetalPunk lol the irony that Fauci himself said you could get aids from toilet seats
@@Only1Jabstab Not sure how that's ironic, exactly. He never said "from toilet seats", but he did incorrectly express concern that it might be contagious from household contact. The man was wrong about something once nearly 40 years ago, and even then he expressed it as speculative rather than something he knew or thought was fact. I don't see how that's irony.
@@IceMetalPunk the irony is that even the great Fauci can be wrong but still we should "trust the science"
"hey did you enjoy this episode?" Nope, can't say I did, it's pretty ridiculous we're in this mess again
A little alarmist to say we're in this mess again. Could be in the future, but we are not right now, and it doesn't seem to be remotely as concerning as Covid is.
Diversity and open borders not a strength
Don't worry we won't have a monkey pox lockdown for um reasons
@@saltminer9120 Yes seriously
@@hens0w Because spread mostly requires intimate contact and there is already an effective vaccine. If we could get our acts together and make encircling vaccinations and get the whole thing stopped, but once again, we’ve not invested enough into public health, and the medical systems are already stretched thin with ongoing, albeit under reported, COVID infections
Gee, no mention of any particular demographic group and how their 'activities' are different from that of others. Do you really think you're doing anyone a favor by deliberately excluding that info?
Like anything else in today’s world, that would be racist and the truth hurts.
Political correctness, not truthful or useful info...similar to those most affected by covid.
That's messed up it's almost like god tryna tell the queer community something....I ain't too religious,but where do y'all think them thousands year old stories come from....it's all happened here on this earth before especially if the earth is billions of years old
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Monkeypox is airborne. Its primary vector is physical contact and fomites -- and it can last for _weeks_ outside of the body -- but it _can_ be transmitted by aerosolized droplets. It's almost the reverse of SARS-COV-2, which is primarily airborne, but _can_ transmit via fomites.
Everyone that had the Pfizer shot will get monkeypox. Tough luck.
Curious as to why you think this? In general and about Pfizer specifically?
Are you all going to buy into this bullshit?
Oy fuggin vey.
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I was born in North America.
When I lived in other parts of the world I still cared what happened at home because of my loved ones. Moved back to stay near them during these odd times.
I simply don't have the bandwidth to care about other places if what happens there doesn't affect me or those I care about. If you do have the bandwidth, that's great. If you have the resources or the expertise to help those affected, even better.
I don't go around making others feel bad about not caring about what they don't care about. Instead, I maintain my vaccinations, test myself regularly, wear my PPE, and conduct good hygiene.
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Well aren’t you just the cats whiskers? So perfect and smug
@@MJ-qb5ph I actually consider myself a pretty terrible person. I selfishly wear a mask and don't cough in the faces of strangers.
Isn't this chicken pox
Kinda weird you didn’t mention the gay community at all here considering they’re the ones most at risk… why leave it out? Trying not to offend people? I don’t get it. You’re a health channel, focus on health please. If the gay community is at higher risk then say so.
Gay men are more likely to report weird spots to a doctor than their straight or female counterparts, due to being more afraid of HIV. Higher early reports from that demographic doesn’t necessarily mean they’re getting it more often. Anyone can get monkey pox.
You are correct
The best way to avoid monkeypox is to practice abstinence. Stop sleeping around people!
@@Hboogie182 🤣🤣🤣🤣keep dodging that elephant in the room!
It's so serious that we have to fake the cover photo lol
It's an STD
Falsely claiming without evidence that unvaccinated persons are completely responsible for spreading COVID-19 and should be discriminated against=Totally fine.
Merely stating epidemiologic data showing that 98% persons infected with monkeypox belong to a certain group of people who engage in a certain high risk sexual behavior= Scapegoating, demonizing, and ostracizing that must be stopped!
Not really since you can catch it from shaking hands with an infected person
@@randomsheep1165 It seems the LGBTQ+ community must have a monopoly on shaking hands.
@@professorfoxtrot never said that. But it's not an std if it's spread by such means. That's why kids are still for generations in Africa catching monkeypox - they aren't having sex they're just catching it through skin to skin contact
Why no comment on the overwhelming prevalence on gay promiscuous man? It is their right to know they are at increased risk, and can take measures to decrease that risk according to their own judgement.
It's accurate to state this is affecting the gay community more, but it affects everyone the same way and focusing on this could lead to homophobia or ignoring the impact on other communities. (i.e. bi/pan/similar people) If it's in your area, what is first most important is how it's spread and symptoms.
You still have a good point, treatment and prevention resources especially should be available to the gay community. It's still good to talk about, but I think including homosexuals in a treatment/prevention context is more appropriate than a general "what is it and who's at risk" video
Over 97% of those reporting having been infected are men who have sex with men so saying it affects them "more" is a bit of a understatement. Governments who acknowledge this are the ones who are focusing their vaccination efforts on this population which will lead to better outcomes for everyone.
@@l01230123 don’t remember hearing “we don’t want to stigmatize people who don’t want to wear mask”.
Things need to be said as they are, otherwise you are putting other people in danger
You do know that people are only testing men who have sex with men in the western world for monkeypox. It is very difficult for anyone else to get a test, how could you not see how that's affecting the data dramatically?
Also, gay men are more likely to seek testing from these kinds of symptoms than straight men. That affects the data as well.
@@bozo89CRO Well then it's a good thing I agree with you, and that most if not all US news sites have covered this already. 🤷♂
Actually, me and some people I know, were always against stigmatizing anti-mask people. Maybe you just interact with jerks haha
"while we're still figuring out how the current outbreak happened"
Uhh yeah we know, globe hoping group sex loving individuals...I know it isn't PC but it's true. Abstain from group sex and having multiple new sexual partners until this is over and you'll in all likelihood not be affected. Afterwards you can get back to having as much group sex as you want :P
Um... who's "we" and how do they know? Where did you get this information from?
Just think we can go shopping to the gym to cinemas people in long term relationships can go ice skating together.
All the while achieved the same effect on monky pox as lockdown did for covid.
@@hens0w So you're going to ignore the second sentence in my comment, which was also an important question?
@@IceMetalPunk I was responding to the top comment but the citation you are looking for is
Thornhill JP, Barkati S, Walmsley S, et al. Monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries - April-June 2022. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207323.
As a note Dr Carroll was using we to refer to the medical research community (he does that often) and top comment was quoting him
oh no! the *MIDTERM VARIANT* is here! delivered on schedule & under budget!