In March 2021, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Munich Security Conference (MSC) conducted a tabletop exercise that portrayed a global pandemic of the deadly monkeypox virus – I talked about that in, The 2021 Monkeypox tabletop exercise resulted in 3.2 billion cases, 271 million dead.
Their Scenario Design Summary shows that by January 10, 2023, there will be 70 million cases in 83 countries and supply disruptions.
Even though the current cases are only 40,758 monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries, the other conditions like countries affected and supply chain disruptions on target for January 2023 have been achieved.
There are now 96 countries with monkeypox. That has surpassed the projected 83 countries. In addition, there are now global supply chain disruptions. You can tell with the high prices and unavailability of almost everything.
How will the monkeypox cases reach 70 million as the Nuclear Threat Initiative projected? Here they are:
Eight reasons why millions will get monkeypox
1. The monkeypox virus has evolved to become more infectious. The mutation’s effect increases the virus’s survival and makes it more contagious. I talked about that in The monkeypox virus rapidly evolving.
2. The monkeypox virus can be spread with different body fluids. Monkeypox is detected in semen, feces, and saliva[2]. Respiratory droplets, sneezes, and unwashed hands can easily contaminate surfaces.
3. Viable monkeypox viruses can persist in the environment for as long as 15 days. CDC research showed that monkeypox could survive that long on porous surfaces (e.g., bedding, clothing) and non-porous surfaces (e.g., metal, plastic)[.3]
I read about one guy who did not have gay sex but thinks he acquired it using a public toilet.
4. Monkeypox has been isolated in hospital rooms. If you think that hospitals are clean, think again. A German study cultured the patients’ rooms, toilets, and anteroom where the hospital staff put on and remove their protective gowns, masks, and gloves. They found monkeypox all over.[4]
In the image below, everything with color is contaminated.
5. Monkeypox can present atypically and infect unsuspecting people. Someone with monkeypox may think they have a common viral infection, not get tested, and continue interacting with others.
The current monkeypox skin lesions are unlike smallpox that can be seen all over the body.
According to Dr. Agam Rao, MD, an infectious disease physician, and medical officer of the CDC’s Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, some patients have presented with rectal inflammation or proctitis and,
We’re hearing that those prodromal symptoms might be mild or not even noticed in these new cases. In the current cases, the rash starts in the genital or perianal region before going to the person’s extremities.[5]
I talked about that in the Altered presentation of monkeypox explains the increase in case numbers.
Below are photos of monkeypox rashes.
6. Monkeypox can spread by nonsexual contact. The Stanford University School of Medicine published a case report of a man in his 20s who was diagnosed with monkeypox after he returned from the UK. He did not have any sexual contact.[6]
The first lesion appeared ≈14 days after he attended a large, crowded outdoor event at which he had close contact with others, including close dancing, for a few hours.
He said that many attendees were in sleeveless tops and shorts. He wore pants and a short-sleeved top. He did not notice any skin lesions on anyone present, nor did he notice anyone who seemed sick.
He shared an e-cigarette with a woman that he met while there. The event was not a rave and was not attended specifically or mostly by persons identifying as gay or bisexual.
He attended other similar outdoor events over 4 days. He reported consuming alcohol but no other drug use at these events. He did not wear a mask at these events. He had contact with domestic dogs that he petted.
7. Some people think they cannot have monkeypox because they are “not gay.” [7] Monkeypox can infect both genders now.
8. Monkeypox has a reservoir host now outside Africa. In Africa, people get monkeypox from animal reservoir hosts like rope squirrels, tree squirrels, Gambian pouched rats, dormice, monkeys, and other species. Africans get monkeypox from animals.
In France, a gay couple had sex with their poor greyhound. All three developed monkeypox lesions. Genetic sequencing of the monkeypox virus was the same in all three. The Lancet published a case report about it.[8]
Is zoophilia or bestiality rare? Germany just had a zoophile parade. I did not link anything to the word “bestiality.” If you are a decent human being, you won’t like what you will see.
9. Children are now infected. As of August 3, five children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the US. Unlike adults, children touch each other more frequently. Once school starts, we can see a sudden rise in cases, including the adults as children bring the viruses home. The CDC has a website for monkeypox in children and adolescents.
- Added August 22, 2022. Rise in unprotected sex and prostitution. Sky News reports that many women are turning to prostitution due to financial hardship to augment their income. Niki Adams, the spokeswoman for the English Collective of Prostitutes, said,
“The cost of living crisis is now pushing women into sex work in various ways – whether that’s on the street, in premises or online.
“Some of the women are expected to provide sex without protection.
“Clients know they are in a position where they can’t say no, so some premises are pushing women into those circumstances.”
Many of those women have children. The monkeypox they may acquire can spread in the home environment and get picked up by the kids to bring to their schools.
The UK is a first-world country. Others like Germany and Italy are also hurting. What about the women in Ukraine and other third-world countries? It is not far-fetched to think that some mothers may have to bite the bullet and turn to prostitution to feed their children.
11. Cases will rise as monkeypox testing increases. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was not enough PCR test, so the case numbers were not rapidly increasing. Once testing becomes more available, the numbers will rise.
Foxnews reported about it; US monkeypox cases jump as testing increases. It is possible that testing will become mandatory so that it will become another “casedemic.” Why make it compulsory? Because…
12. Money, money, money. As you know by now, after the COVID casedemic, health care is not the main objective of big pharma and hospital administrators. How will they get their bonuses if they don’t make money?
The rise in testing may prompt governments worldwide to mandate vaccination for a disease with a low mortality rate. We know all about the cooperation between big pharma, the CDC, NIH, and the FDA during COVID-19. Not to mention the money that pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors’ offices will have added income once the government starts giving monetary incentives.
In May, the US government ordered 13 million doses of the Jynnneos monkeypox vaccine worth $119 million after one man got monkeypox.
June 2022, another 500,000 more Jynneos doses from Bavarian Nordic. There’s already talk of another emergency use authorization to stretch the vaccine supply.
Declaration of Emergencies
In June, the WHO announced that widespread human-to-human monkeypox transmission is now underway.
In July, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is not a physician, single-handedly declared monkeypox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern with 16,000 cases.
This month, the White House declared monkeypox a public health emergency. It seems like they are conditioning the people to get used to monkeypox.
Monkeypox can be disfiguring.
It won’t be mild if monkeypox hits someone who is immune compromised, like someone with AIDS. Take a look at this patient nose.
He was the subject of the case report, Severe monkeypox-virus infection in undiagnosed advanced HIV infection. He got treatment for syphilis and HIV. The monkeypox lesions on the skin dried out, and the nose partially improved with less swelling.[9]
How about the monkeypox vaccine?
If you are considering taking the vaccine for monkeypox, be aware that it can also cause myocarditis, pericarditis, encephalitis, and the live vaccinia virus in the ACAM2000 can spread to others.
More about that at:
- The Monkeypox Vaccines Adverse Events of Special Interest
- Should you get vaccinated against monkeypox?
The CDC has said that based on past data from Africa,[10] the smallpox vaccine is at least 85% effective in preventing monkeypox.
Should we worry about monkeypox?
As long as the circulating monkeypox is from the West African clade that is self-limiting and has mild symptoms, I won’t worry.
Prevention
Washing your hands, using hand sanitizers, taking a shower once you get home if you had skin contact with unknown people and animals, being chaste, or staying monogamous with one uninfected partner who doesn’t play around should prevent monkeypox.
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- The monkeypox virus rapidly evolving
- Emergency meeting of the WHO on Monkeypox
- Monkeypox DNA detected in semen
- Should you get vaccinated against monkeypox?
- Altered presentation of monkeypox explains the increase in case numbers
- WHO: Widespread human-to-human monkeypox transmission now underway
- The Monkeypox Vaccines Adverse Events of Special Interest
- Smallpox vaccines for monkeypox
- Germany orders 40,000 smallpox vaccines
- Did the Wuhan Virology lab mutate the monkeypox virus?
- Aerosolized Monkeypox Viruses
- The 2021 Monkeypox tabletop exercise resulted in 3.2 billion cases, 271 million dead
- Monkeypox: Time for disinfection again
- Know more about Monkeypox
References:
- Isidro, J., Borges, V., Pinto, M. et al. Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus. Nat Med (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01907-y
- . Frequent detection of monkeypox virus DNA in saliva, semen, and other clinical samples from 12 patients, Barcelona, Spain, May to June 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022;27(28):pii=2200503.
- Morgan CN, Whitehill F, Doty JB, Schulte J, Matheny A, Stringer J, et al. Environmental persistence of monkeypox virus on surfaces in household of person with travel-associated infection, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Oct [date cited].
- Nörz Dominik, et al. Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022;27(26):pii=2200477.
- Harris E. What to Know About Monkeypox. JAMA. Published online May 27, 2022. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.9499
- Karan A, Styczynski AR, Huang CH, Sahoo MK, Srinivasan K, Pinsky BA, et al. Human monkeypox without viral prodrome or sexual exposure, California, USA, 2022. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Oct [date cited].
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Newsweek – Woman Says She Can’t Get Monkeypox From Man With Virus As She’s “Not Gay”
- Seang, S. et al. Evidence of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox virus. The Lancet. August 10, 2022
- Boesecke, C., Monin, M.B., van Bremen, K. et al. Severe monkeypox-virus infection in undiagnosed advanced HIV infection. Infection (2022).
- Jezek Z, Grab B, Paluku KM, Szczeniowski MV. Human monkeypox: disease pattern, incidence and attack rates in a rural area of northern Zaire. Trop Geogr Med. 1988 Apr;40(2):73-83. PMID: 2841783.