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Over the past years, monkeypox has spread to different continent. Monkeypox is a disease which is spread by the monkeypox virus. So far, monkeypox infections have been quite rare but will that change? Let's find out, in this episode we will cover monkeypox!
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Monkeypox virus was first discovered in 1959 in monkeys and later in rodents. In 1970, the first human monkeypox patient was discovered. Due to the infectiousness and high mortality of smallpox, however, monkeypox was not given too much attention. When smallpox was eradicated, also monkeypox was decimated as smallpox vaccines have an 85% efficiency against monkeypox. However, in the subsequent years, monkeypox could still spread as less and less people were vaccinated. There have been minor monkeypox outbreaks in the early 2000s (Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo) and first monkeypox cases were found outside of Africa. In 2022, however, everything changes when monkeypox suddenly was discovered in unrelated people on different continents..
Monkeypox virus is a DNA virus which causes monkeypox. Monkeypox is a relatively mild disease which normally takes 2-4 weeks to recover. In initial monkeypox stages, patients experience, fever and a headache. Then, a rash appears, mostly in the face, which then spreads. Monkeypox virus is then destroyed by the immune system and most patients fully recover. However, there are still serious forms of monkeypox. Monkeypox can cause permanent blindness, pneumonia or swellings of the brain. If Co-infections together with monkeypox occur, the situation might be life-threatening. There are no treatments specifically against monkeypox but smallpox treatments and other antiviral drugs work against monkexpox. There is also no monkeypox vaccine but the smallpox vaccine is quite effective. Right now, there is no reason to panic but we should be careful as healthcare workers, pregnant women, children and people with weakened immune system do have risks to get infected. Still, monkexpox probably remains not that infectious and all recorded cases of this outbreak have been mild so far.
References:
nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01421-8
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880088
hindawi.com/journals/cripe/2020/8572596
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596588
hindawi.com/journals/cripe/2020/8572596
science.org/content/article/monkeypox-outbreak-questions-intensify-cases-soar
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00241/full
mdpi.com/2414-6366/1/1/8
The two presented patient stories in this video are based on cases found in the references and were adapted.
0:00-0:43 Intro
0:43-4:05 The Rise of Monkeypox
4:05-6:51 How Monkeypox Infects Us
6:51-7:50 Monkeypox Treatments & Vaccine
7:50-9:35 How We Counteract Monkeypox
9:35-11:17 Monkeypox Vs. COVID-19
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The virus in the thumbnail depicts a generic virus (not monkeypox!) and was obtained from pngtree.com.
Smallpox Cases graph by https://ourworldindata.org, CC BY 4.0
loucester smallpox epidemic, Wellcome Images, CC BY 4.0
Cells, Lightning and Cartridge Glitch by Beachfront, CC BY 3.0
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Over the past years, monkeypox has spread to different continent. Monkeypox is a disease which is spread by the monkeypox virus. So far, monkeypox infections have been quite rare but will that change? Let's find out, in this episode we will cover monkeypox!
🔬 Subscribe for more awesome biomedical research: bit.ly/2SRMqhC
📸 IG: instagram.com/clemens.steinek
🔬Twitter: twitter.com/CSteinek
Monkeypox virus was first discovered in 1959 in monkeys and later in rodents. In 1970, the first human monkeypox patient was discovered. Due to the infectiousness and high mortality of smallpox, however, monkeypox was not given too much attention. When smallpox was eradicated, also monkeypox was decimated as smallpox vaccines have an 85% efficiency against monkeypox. However, in the subsequent years, monkeypox could still spread as less and less people were vaccinated. There have been minor monkeypox outbreaks in the early 2000s (Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo) and first monkeypox cases were found outside of Africa. In 2022, however, everything changes when monkeypox suddenly was discovered in unrelated people on different continents..
Monkeypox virus is a DNA virus which causes monkeypox. Monkeypox is a relatively mild disease which normally takes 2-4 weeks to recover. In initial monkeypox stages, patients experience, fever and a headache. Then, a rash appears, mostly in the face, which then spreads. Monkeypox virus is then destroyed by the immune system and most patients fully recover. However, there are still serious forms of monkeypox. Monkeypox can cause permanent blindness, pneumonia or swellings of the brain. If Co-infections together with monkeypox occur, the situation might be life-threatening. There are no treatments specifically against monkeypox but smallpox treatments and other antiviral drugs work against monkexpox. There is also no monkeypox vaccine but the smallpox vaccine is quite effective. Right now, there is no reason to panic but we should be careful as healthcare workers, pregnant women, children and people with weakened immune system do have risks to get infected. Still, monkexpox probably remains not that infectious and all recorded cases of this outbreak have been mild so far.
References:
nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01421-8
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880088
hindawi.com/journals/cripe/2020/8572596
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596588
hindawi.com/journals/cripe/2020/8572596
science.org/content/article/monkeypox-outbreak-questions-intensify-cases-soar
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00241/full
mdpi.com/2414-6366/1/1/8
The two presented patient stories in this video are based on cases found in the references and were adapted.
0:00-0:43 Intro
0:43-4:05 The Rise of Monkeypox
4:05-6:51 How Monkeypox Infects Us
6:51-7:50 Monkeypox Treatments & Vaccine
7:50-9:35 How We Counteract Monkeypox
9:35-11:17 Monkeypox Vs. COVID-19
Images:
Most videos and images are derived from: pixabay.com, pexels.com and videvo.net
The virus in the thumbnail depicts a generic virus (not monkeypox!) and was obtained from pngtree.com.
Smallpox Cases graph by https://ourworldindata.org, CC BY 4.0
loucester smallpox epidemic, Wellcome Images, CC BY 4.0
Cells, Lightning and Cartridge Glitch by Beachfront, CC BY 3.0
Music:
Title: Art of Silence by Uniq soundcloud.com/uniqofficial
Title: Punch Deck by promoted by BreakingCopyright: bit.ly/bkc-ethereal2 (CC BY 3.0)
Title: Black heat by Ross Budgen (CC BY 4.0)
Title: Filaments by Scott Buckley d (CC BY 3.0)
Title: Rudolph by Lukrembro soundcloud.com/lukrembo
Light Sting by Kevin MacLeod (CC By 4.0)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Title: Buddha by Kontekst
Genre and Mood: Hip Hop & Rap + Bright
Artist: incompetech.com
About Clemens Steinek:
CLEMENS STEINEK is a PhD student/youtuber (LifeLabLearner/ Sciencerely) who is currently conducting stem cell research in Germany.
