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Pakistan’s health ministry said on Friday that it had identified a case of mpox in a traveller who arrived from the Middle East.

The man is from the northwestern district of Mardan, who had returned to Pakistan on a flight from the Gulf, a health ministry spokesman told the Financial Times. He did not specify the country.

https://www.ft.com/content/284e6815-6e2a-47fc-b2ed-db67cedfd37d

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On 8/19/2024 at 4:19 PM, Diaz said:

People are talking about this disease a lot, I hope it won't be like covid pandemic. May allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) protect us all. 

No lockdown and quarantine. People who get mpox have touched someone else who has mpox. It is person-to-person contact, the same way you can get chickenpox from someone if you have not had the chickenpox vaccine. If someone feels ill and begins to see a rash (bumps on their skin), they should call a medical professional and ask to make an appointment to have a checkup.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/mpox#

Mpox symptoms in humans usually start with a general, all-over feeling of being ill.

Flu-like symptoms such as fever and muscle aches develop.

Lymph nodes become swollen, often at the time of fever onset. This is seen in most cases and is usually seen before the rash. This feature distinguishes this infection from smallpox.

A few days later, a rash may appear on the hands, feet, chest, face or mouth, or near or on the genitals. Mpox may initially be mistaken for chickenpox or a sexually transmitted disease if the rash is in the genital or anal region.

The rash progresses through several stages:

A small, raised solid pimple or swelling (called a papule) appears.

A blister-like rash (consisting of vesicles) that looks like chickenpox develops.

The rash may begin on the face and spread elsewhere on the body, or, if acquired during intimate or sexual contact, may begin in the genital or perianal areas.

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Googled: when did monkeypox become mpox

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in November 2022 that it would begin using the term "mpox" instead of "monkeypox" in its communications and encouraged others to do the same. The WHO made the change to reduce stigma and associations with monkeys, as the disease can also infect rodents and humans. The name "monkeypox" was originally given to the disease when it was first identified in captive research monkeys in Denmark in 1958. The name was also criticized for reinforcing stigma about African countries as a source of disease.

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13 hours ago, Hameedeh said:

Googled: when did monkeypox become mpox

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in November 2022 that it would begin using the term "mpox" instead of "monkeypox" in its communications and encouraged others to do the same. The WHO made the change to reduce stigma and associations with monkeys, as the disease can also infect rodents and humans. The name "monkeypox" was originally given to the disease when it was first identified in captive research monkeys in Denmark in 1958. The name was also criticized for reinforcing stigma about African countries as a source of disease.

Unrelated but this stigma/monkeypox changing to mpox reminded me of this:

 

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17 hours ago, ShiaChat Mod said:

No lockdown and quarantine. People who get mpox have touched someone else who has mpox. It is person-to-person contact, the same way you can get chickenpox from someone if you have not had the chickenpox vaccine. If someone feels ill and begins to see a rash (bumps on their skin), they should call a medical professional and ask to make an appointment to have a checkup.

So does that mean if we had mpox once, we won’t have it again like chicken pox?

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19 hours ago, Diaz said:

So does that mean if we had mpox once, we won’t have it again like chicken pox?

From WHO:

Our understanding of how long immunity following mpox lasts continues to evolve. There have been some cases of second infections reported. A few people may get mpox despite having had it before. Even if you have had mpox in the past, you should be doing everything you can to avoid getting re-infected. 

If you have had mpox in the past and someone in your household has it now, you can protect others by being the designated caregiver, as you are more likely to have some immunity than others. However, you should still take all precautions to avoid exposure as far as possible. 

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Vaccines

Rich countries not distributing vaccines to poor countries ... I guess it would really help rich countries if there were conspiracy theories in developing countries about the dangers of vaccines ...

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The tragedy is that what could have remained a locally contained outbreak has turned into a killer disease because the countries that have the vaccines have been slow to act, even when they were aware that the 2022 outbreak led to more than 100,000 mpox cases in 121 countries. Today, effective vaccines that could help prevent the disease from spreading are being stockpiled in America and Europe, while countries affected, including the DRC, have yet to receive doses.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/worldwide-alert-mpox-spreading-three-steps-gordon-brown

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