Does the monkeypox outbreak truly warrant a global public health emergency?

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  • Absolutely, there’s rapid spread & limited knowledge about new modes of transmission
  • The rapid spread is slightly concerning, but it seems like a fairly mild disease
  • There’s no need for hysteria, we already have an effective vaccine to fight it

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      Mihir MaliMihir Mali
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      The WHO has declared monkeypox as a public health emergency of global concern on a meeting held on 21st July, 2022. Now, just about 2 weeks later, the White House has also declared monkeypox as a public health emergency.

      Monkeypox is a virus from the family Poxviridae which manifests within 5-21 days after exposure. It’s a virus which affects humans as well as some other animals, and its symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, fever, and a rash with blisters. Men who have intercourse with other men are at the most at risk for this condition.

      In an unusual turn of events, a split emergency committee which ruled 9-6 in favour of not declaring this a global health emergency was overrule by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general. There’s a high threshold to be met for declaring a disease as a public health emergency of global concern, so while some are skeptical about this decision, other medical professionals are equally concerned about the progression of this outbreak.

      https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/25/monkeypox-emergency-who-disease?utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=monkeypoxopinion

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      santosortizjoansantosortizjoan
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      Me preocupa lo mucho que puede tardar antes que la persona presente síntomas de 5 a 21 dias.Un periodo en el que puede contagiar a muchas personas.
      Es peor que el Covid-19

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      karenlynch87karenlynch87
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      What is concerning is the onslaught of viruses we never had before and unapproved Vaccines miraculously available as soon as the Latest designer virus is created.
      So why are we the people paying billions to big- bloated CDC-NIH & WHO when they don’t do a damn thing to stop any viruses from spreading but, rather create hysteria & ineffective, unsafe vaccines.

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      lobosaji123lobosaji123
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    • #26192
      medikitty4medikitty4
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      WHO not to be trusted. They lied to everyone about CORONAVIRUS for which they were guilty of the spread thereof. This is just another reason to try and destroy the world’s economy. Funny how all of it comes out of China.

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      khanum.toobakhanum.tooba
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      To date, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 3,300 cases of monkeypox in 42 countries where the virus hasn’t been typically seen. More than 80% of cases are in Europe. Meanwhile, Africa has already seen more than 1,400 cases this year, including 62 deaths.

      https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-pandemics-united-nations-2672737d50fa8ca3029c053ce745ae6a

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      hectorroche01hectorroche01
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      Yes is a public health emergency, but we cant panic about it, the only concern I have and we need to watch close it is that we have been seen a higher infeccion rate and is related to fast mutacions rate. Thats what we nees to pay close attencion to …
      One Love familia

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      tania.futtertania.futter
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      The WHO is now pulling the dam from under the duck!!! This virus has been in Africa for hundreds of years, now, because someone somewhere got into a situation they never should even have considered in the first place, and subsequently took it with them to a First World Country, NOW they want to rant and rave about it just so that the big Pharma can make billions out of a “vaccine” that miraculously could be developed without the prescribed laws and procedures put in place to make it safe for human use.
      Come on people, don’t be so gullible. Where were these vaccines in all the years that the people of the Third World Countries when they where battling this disease? Don’t be the monkey that spreads this BS. Yes, it is spreading, but if people stopped acting like rabbits and jumping into every hole they see, this will just become as treatable and containable as HIV!

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      Ojeniyi Bunmirossybummy
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      Monkeypox has become public health emergency as declared by WHO, their main duty is not about notification but what measure have they put in place to curb the spreading since they got to know about this. Moreover they are yet to explain differential description of this from chickenpox and smallpox. They need to be more proactive by educating the populace about symptoms and prognosis.

    • #26623
      Abdulhakim NuriAbdulhakim Nuri
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      Currently, Monkeypox has become public health emergency of a global concern as declared by WHO. Another viral outbreak ; another headache for world following COVID19…Awareness about the epidemic should be distributed every where and we have to use our maximum effort to control the out breaks .

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