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Monkeypox- should we be worried about it?
At the time of writing, there are active cases of monkeypox in 12 countries, including Australia.
It’s a pretty nasty disease, which starts off with a fever, headache and swollen glands before erupting into blisters all over the body.
While it is a serious disease, it might look worse than it actually is. The virus strain that’s circulating now has about a 1 per cent fatality rate, but it is more severe in children. It’s also not nearly as infectious as COVID, and you need close contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person to catch it.
Monkeypox was first identified in 1958 among laboratory monkeys in Denmark and first identified in humans in the Congo in 1970. Up until recently, not many cases were seen outside of Africa, but scientists think it’s becoming more common as time goes on due to waning immunity.
Back in the day, people would get vaccinated against smallpox, which would also protect them against monkeypox, but vaccination stopped in the 70s.
So who knows, maybe we’ll have to bring back the smallpox vaccine?
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Monkeypox- should we be worried about it?
At the time of writing, there are active cases of monkeypox in 12 countries, including Australia.
It’s a pretty nasty disease, which starts off with a fever, headache and swollen glands before erupting into blisters all over the body.
While it is a serious disease, it might look worse than it actually is. The virus strain that’s circulating now has about a 1 per cent fatality rate, but it is more severe in children. It’s also not nearly as infectious as COVID, and you need close contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person to catch it.
Monkeypox was first identified in 1958 among laboratory monkeys in Denmark and first identified in humans in the Congo in 1970. Up until recently, not many cases were seen outside of Africa, but scientists think it’s becoming more common as time goes on due to waning immunity.
Back in the day, people would get vaccinated against smallpox, which would also protect them against monkeypox, but vaccination stopped in the 70s.
So who knows, maybe we’ll have to bring back the smallpox vaccine?
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the world’s attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
We’re not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
CONNECT WITH US
Join our mailing list → bit.ly/think-sign-up
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