An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases.
Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox but is not as severe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, monkeypox can kill as many as 1 in 10 people who contract the disease, based on observations in Africa, according to the CDC or 10 out of 100 (10%)
Covid kills between 3-6 out of 100 people who contract it (3%-6%) - if anyone has a better number on this please let me know. CDC's website was being fucked.
The messaging on all of this is completely fucked.
For comparison:
Smallpox killed roughly 3 out of 10 people who contracted the disease or 30 out of 100 (30%).
Covid kills between 3-6 out of 100 people who contract it (3%-6%) - if anyone has a better number on this please let me know. CDC's website was being fucked.
The messaging on all of this is completely fucked.
Jesus christ it feels like we are walking back into 2020 but it's with an even worse death trap
There are two strains of monkey pox, the one currently circulating by all accounts is 1% fatal.
more lethal strains of diseases also tend to be less contagious
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