A dangerous strain of mpox that is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most transmissible yet and could spread internationally, scientists have warned.
The virus appears to be spreading from person to person via both sexual and non-sexual contact, in places ranging from brothels to schools.
Hundreds of people with the disease, formerly known as monkeypox, have attended hospital in the mining town of Kamituga, South Kivu province, in what is likely to be the “tip of the iceberg” of a larger outbreak, doctors say.
The new DRC outbreak is a mutated form of clade I mpox. Doctors report a fatality rate of about 5% in adults and 10% in children, as well as high rates of miscarriages among pregnant women.
It kinda sucks that global warming causes plagues to spread faster in the warmer, moister air. Makes the bad situation a whole lot worse
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So is mpox.
You’re right here. But mpox isn’t spread through the air like COVID is. It’s spread through sexual and non-sexual contact.
5% for adults, 10% for kids and a massive increase in miscarriages. So far more deaths than you say.
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I simply quoted what was in the article, which seemed vastly better than what you pulled from your brain.
How about you source your statements instead.
Thank you for pointing out that I’m being an idiot in such a kind manner. I apologize. I also learned more about mpox.