And of course this isn’t being taken seriously. Partly, I suspect, because people are seeing it as “only gay men are getting it”.
Based on my visceral reaction to the word Monkeypox and how much I do not want it, i’m starting to think if we name every future pandemic something gross, people might take them more seriously.
Imagine if we called Covid “Infected Bat Lung Rot”. Bet you grubby boys and girls would have washed your hands then, wouldn’t you?
If it mutates to become more transmissible, will the new variant be called ‘Cheeky Monkey Pox’?
I don’t care. What will be will be.
Tell us the facts of the disease, and just go about your day. I won’t give in to fear again. I won’t be locked down or told what to do again.
Now, more than ever, this is highlighting the need for an increase in funding for UK research organisations, especially those that work on “early warning” systems for these types of viral outbreaks.
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And of course this isn’t being taken seriously. Partly, I suspect, because people are seeing it as “only gay men are getting it”.
Based on my visceral reaction to the word Monkeypox and how much I do not want it, i’m starting to think if we name every future pandemic something gross, people might take them more seriously.
Imagine if we called Covid “Infected Bat Lung Rot”. Bet you grubby boys and girls would have washed your hands then, wouldn’t you?
If it mutates to become more transmissible, will the new variant be called ‘Cheeky Monkey Pox’?
I don’t care. What will be will be.
Tell us the facts of the disease, and just go about your day. I won’t give in to fear again. I won’t be locked down or told what to do again.
Full article: https://archive.ph/G4i3T
“Could” Neal?
Like rage from 28 days later
I sometimes wonder if the drug companies are part of this, seeing how much money they made from the covid vaccine. Make me suspicious of it.
I’m just getting over a second bout of covid. Can we limit things to one Pandemic at a time, please?
How many more viruses are going to come from animals before we enforce global veganism?
Isn’t that because of erm…cough 👀(forget it)
We’re seeing a rise in zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) viruses. This is something that has [strong links to a climate change](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X21004034).
Now, more than ever, this is highlighting the need for an increase in funding for UK research organisations, especially those that work on “early warning” systems for these types of viral outbreaks.
Shame that the UK government is hell-bent on [crippling the scientific research sector in this country](https://www.science.org/content/article/u-k-set-abandon-europe-s-top-science-funding-program-go-it-alone).
Whilst there is [increased aid for similar funding projects](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-supports-new-international-drive-to-prevent-and-prepare-for-future-pandemics), we need to be integrating with research funding bodies globally, not pulling out of them.
This is something I’ve been very close too – have a PhD in zoonotic virus transmission and drug development.
A gross disease that’s spread by close bodily contact and fluids, Just in time for festivals season!!
The problem with the government around the world is, they only start acting when the situations are out of control.
The W.H.O has been a big joke since pandemic.
Best pay everyone to sit on their arse and tank the country again then. It is known
Perfect time to donate to the tories and set up a PPE firm
I still find it odd monkeypox cases are very few and far between then all of a sudden in a week, it took off in about 20 or so countries.