On june 28th, 45 days ago, that number was 244.

Last friday it was ~7,500, and today its ~11,200

taking all bets, who's got a timeline of how this goes from here?

    • abc [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/22_0712_st_monkeypox_mql.pdf

      Transmissibility on Page 4 & 7

    • Soap_Owl [any]
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      2 years ago

      Textbook. However these kinds of virii are not new.

      https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about.html

      The smallpox virus is a close cousin to the monkey virus. So sharing blankets is more of a concern than it would be for chicken pox. But that is largely just spreading pus or respiratory droplets via a seccondary source. I think at this point in the situation with modern hygene that kidna vector based transmission isn't a huge concern. If things get wild it might become so. That would just mean wearing gloves ontop of masks and social distancing.