Monkeypox

[Sinder]

Isn't there always another virus coming down the pike? Every couple years the media tells about some deadly virus outbreak and with the exception of COVID none of them have been a big threat to the public at large. I'm not going to worry about monkeypox.

 

[DisneyOma]

People that were teenagers in the 60s and before will have had their Smallpox vaccinations and are at little risk. They stopped doing vaccinations in the early 70s, so folks born after that are more at risk.

If they stopped doing vaccinations in the early 70s, then anyone born in the 60s (not necessarily teenagers then) would have had the vaccine, wouldn't they? https://historyofvaccines.org/getting-vaccinated/vaccine-faq/have-i-been-vaccinated

 

[NotUrsula]

ABC news was saying it is seems to be affecting the LGBTQ community the most at the moment.

It's rather more specific than that. With the exception of the first case that turned up in the UK (a recent traveler to Africa), almost all of the rest of the cases outside of Africa have been traced to men who attended one of a couple of large convention-type social events in Spain and Belgium a few weeks ago. These were large events, with many thousands of attendees, and drew an international crowd.

 

[kanerf]

If they stopped doing vaccinations in the early 70s, then anyone born in the 60s (not necessarily teenagers then) would have had the vaccine, wouldn't they? https://historyofvaccines.org/getting-vaccinated/vaccine-faq/have-i-been-vaccinated

I am not sure at what age you got the vaccination which is why I stated it that way. If your were born in say 68 would you have received it before they stopped them in 71?

 

[Southernmiss]

I am not sure at what age you got the vaccination which is why I stated it that way. If your were born in say 68 would you have received it before they stopped them in 71?

Dh and I were born in '68.

We did not receive the smallpox vaccine.

 

[HerRoyalHighness]

Please, not his guy.

It's a very good overview of how it's transmitted, symptoms, progression of it and compares to smallpox and chickenpox. Very data driven. If you have a better one please share.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I saw this and am utterly astonished people are "frolicking" without using protection, we are 40 years and millions in investment dollars out from HIV so how is this even still a thing? I'm out of patience

 

[tcufrog]

As someone w/ anxiety & who worries a lot, for the past 2 years, I’ve had a constant thrum of anxiety just running under the surface related to the pandemic… sometimes, it ramps up, &, other times, it’s really low & almost non-existent, but still there.

But my brain only has capacity for so much, so I refuse to worry about monkeypox.

I went on anti-anxiety meds during the lockdown for the first time since high school. It's been very freeing.

 

[RamblingMad]

Here's a new overview:

 

[RamblingMad]

ABC news was saying it is seems to be affecting the LGBTQ community the most at the moment.

And the Band Played On.

 

[TinkB278]

As someone w/ anxiety & who worries a lot, for the past 2 years, I’ve had a constant thrum of anxiety just running under the surface related to the pandemic… sometimes, it ramps up, &, other times, it’s really low & almost non-existent, but still there.

But my brain only has capacity for so much, so I refuse to worry about monkeypox.

I’m the exact same as you! I’m running out of gas at this point so I have to just let the monkey pox stuff go. Sounds like it only spreads with physical contact so I’m not gonna worry or think about it. At this point I think the media loves things like this because it gets their clicks up.

 

[NotUrsula]

I saw this and am utterly astonished people are "frolicking" without using protection, we are 40 years and millions in investment dollars out from HIV so how is this even still a thing? I'm out of patience

Actually, epidemiologists don't believe they are doing that. It isn't an STD. This is happening by regular body contact, either by kissing or by touching against a skin lesion (which apparently are not really obvious just at first.)

 

[ronandannette]

If they stopped doing vaccinations in the early 70s, then anyone born in the 60s (not necessarily teenagers then) would have had the vaccine, wouldn't they? https://historyofvaccines.org/getting-vaccinated/vaccine-faq/have-i-been-vaccinated

I was born in the late 60's and I didn't get it. A close family member born in '64 did.

 

[NotUrsula]

I am not sure at what age you got the vaccination which is why I stated it that way. If your were born in say 68 would you have received it before they stopped them in 71?

Most kids got it at age 5-6, because it was required for public school. It was normal to get this vaccination at school, actually. The local health dept. would come and vaccinate all Kindies, and any older kids who had failed to get it earlier. I know at my school, parents were not notified ahead of time; they lined us up, stuck us, & gave us a card to take home that outlined any side effects to watch for. That was in 1967.

 

[kanerf]

Most kids got it at age 5-6, because it was required for public school. It was normal to get this vaccination at school, actually. The local health dept. would come and vaccinate all Kindies, and any older kids who had failed to get it earlier. I know at my school, parents were not notified ahead of time; they lined us up, stuck us, & gave us a card to take home that outlined any side effects to watch for. That was in 1967.

Yes, that is how I got it. They lined us all up and everyone got a shot.

 

[Figmentv]

Most kids got it at age 5-6, because it was required for public school. It was normal to get this vaccination at school, actually. The local health dept. would come and vaccinate all Kindies, and any older kids who had failed to get it earlier. I know at my school, parents were not notified ahead of time; they lined us up, stuck us, & gave us a card to take home that outlined any side effects to watch for. That was in 1967.

I started first grade in 1961 and I remember getting the shot just before I started. The town I lived in sponsored a free vaccination clinic. Got the scar to prove it

 

[LuvOrlando]

Actually, epidemiologists don't believe they are doing that. It isn't an STD. This is happening by regular body contact, either by kissing or by touching against a skin lesion (which apparently are not really obvious just at first.)

Ohhhh, so it moves like MRSA with wrestlers and other athletes. I really hope the schools are keeping up with their disinfection protocols or youth sports will be a problem because summer heat and humidity plus neglect of equipment - lazy uniform cleaning etc will come together to cause a mess.

Hopefully everyone is staying up with recent cleaning protocols 'cause eww.

 

[NotUrsula]

Ohhhh, so it moves like MRSA with wrestlers and other athletes. I really hope the schools are keeping up with their disinfection protocols or youth sports will be a problem because summer heat and humidity plus neglect of equipment - lazy uniform cleaning etc will come together to cause a mess.

Hopefully everyone is staying up with recent cleaning protocols 'cause eww.

Yep. Apparently it can also linger on fabrics for quite a while.

 

[Mysterian]

I'm not worried. I still take precautions. I'm one of the few masked folks in stores, getting sour looks, and unsolicited and false "medical facts" about masks that people learned from Facebook.

Already the Monkeypox conspiracy theories are circulating.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

This is interesting for those who enjoy medical mysteries.

How Boston Doctors Diagnosed the First US Case of Monkeypox