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First confirmed death by Monkeypox in the US...

San Antonio Gal — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:31:25 GMT

More than 24,200 confirmed cases had been reported in the U.S. as of Wednesday. Worldwide, there have been over 63,100 cases and 20 confirmed deaths.

California has the most confirmed cases in the US.

Still, complications and deaths from monkeypox remain extremely rare.

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SurferWife — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:37:13 GMT

Oh, I have so much I'd like to say about Monkeypox but I would be banned for life.

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Lucky Charm — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:50:55 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
Oh, I have so much I'd like to say about Monkeypox but I would be banned for life.

I still wear a vinyl glove on my right hand when I push a shopping cart, open a refrigerator or freezer case at the supermarket and push buttons on the checkout thingy. Not really because of Covid so much as not wanting to have anything called MonkeyPox. Ugh.

I did get my second booster a noon time, and hope I don't get my delayed 12 hour flu at midnight. Wish me luck!

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ThinkingOutLoud — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:21:20 GMT

For those curious - the first confirmed monkeypox fatality was recorded in Los Angeles County, KTLA reported.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:45:28 GMT

Check my math but it looks like:

.000073 of the population

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hckynutjohn — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:39:56 GMT

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@San Antonio Gal

Wondering what the purpose is for this thread. Care to inform me?

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Re: First confirmed death by Monkeypox in the US...

vsm — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:42:24 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
@SurferWife wrote:
Oh, I have so much I'd like to say about Monkeypox but I would be banned for life.
I still wear a vinyl glove on my right hand when I push a shopping cart, open a refrigerator or freezer case at the supermarket and push buttons on the checkout thingy. Not really because of Covid so much as not wanting to have anything called MonkeyPox. Ugh.

I did get my second booster a noon time, and hope I don't get my delayed 12 hour flu at midnight. Wish me luck!

That's not how monkey pox is transmitted. It's an STD.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:49:50 GMT

It has been reported to survive on surfaces and to be contagious that way.

I laugh at the banned for life comments I have seen here recently, considering many of the things I see posted here that no one even blinks at or receives any consequences for.

Re: First confirmed death by Monkeypox in the US...

Mindy D — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:40:06 GMT

@vsm @It's not solely transmitted that way. If you hold hands with someone with a pox on their hand you could contract it. If you slept in the bedding used by someone with active picks you could get it. Pets have got it sleeping in the same bed as infected owners. If you use the same towel as an infected person with lesions on the hands you can contract it that way. One man got it from dancing at a club. It can remain on fabrics for awhile and can be picked up when transferred onto uncovered skin. Contact with infected wild animals is one of the main modes of transmission in Africa.

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Cakers3 — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:31:04 GMT

OMG can we stop with the constant hall monitoring? The mods will take care of things.

Nobody here is in charge of these discussions. Nobody.

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Mindy D — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:42:20 GMT

@San Antonio Gal @Thankfully, there's days, up to three weeks, between a known exposure and the onset of symptoms. One can get vaccinated within this time frame.

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Mindy D — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:47:22 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
Check my math but it looks like:

.000073 of the population

It's also a pox virus. Pox viruses do not mutate rapidly compared to RNA viruses such as COVID.

Re: First confirmed death by Monkeypox in the US...

vsm — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 22:03:03 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
@vsm @It's not solely transmitted that way. If you hold hands with someone with a pox on their hand you could contract it. If you slept in the bedding used by someone with active picks you could get it. Pets have got it sleeping in the same bed as infected owners. If you use the same towel as an infected person with lesions on the hands you can contract it that way. One man got it from dancing at a club. It can remain on fabrics for awhile and can be picked up when transferred onto uncovered skin. Contact with infected wild animals is one of the main modes of transmission in Africa.

According to the CDC, it's primarily spread by particular forms of sexual contact and prolonged skin-to-skin contact. That's why initial distribution of the vaccine has been limited to groups that engage in particular behaviors. I was responding to a poster who feared getting it from a supermarket wagon. There's no reason to scare people out of their minds.

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Chi-town girl — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:43:26 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
(thread title)

@San Antonio Gal

Wondering what the purpose is for this thread. Care to inform me?

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

The "purpose" appears to be a reminder that Bigotry is ever present