Is it the WHO or the Monkeys?

The World Health Organization said that as of Saturday it has confirmed about 92 cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox, with recent outbreaks reported in 12 countries where the disease is not typically found, according to the global health agency.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

When everyone demands unfettered access devoid of precautions, it's not only Covid that's gonna make it through.

Monkeypox is a scare, a trend. It'll be a flash frame in some end-of-year show and we'll all smile and say, "Oh my God, do you remember monkeypox?"

Here's why. It's transmissible through contact with infected body fluid, much like HIV; it's very difficult to pass along. Also - and crucially - there are two 'clades' or families of the pox. The bad one, seen only in Cameroon, can be 10-12% fatal. The other clade, the one making its brief tour, is 1% fatal and may feel like a mild flu.

What you're seeing on TV is worst-case scenario, as they want it to be. Why we haven't learned our lesson on fear-mongering, I will never know.