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> Mentally ill Democrats. Yes Democrats are born that way.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
June 7, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its
guidance last week for travelers wishing to protect themselves
against monkeypox. This was one of its recommendations: “Wear a
mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you from many diseases,
including monkeypox.”
Late Monday night, that recommendation was deleted.
“C.D.C. removed the mask recommendation from the monkeypox
travel health notice because it caused confusion,” the agency
said in a statement on Tuesday.
However, the agency still says that in countries where monkeypox
is spreading, “household contacts and health care workers”
should consider wearing masks. That guideline also applies to
“other people who may be in close contact with a person who has
been confirmed with monkeypox.”
The turnabout hints at a little-discussed aspect of the current
monkeypox outbreak: The virus can be airborne, at least over
short distances. While airborne transmission is only a small
factor in the overall spread, experts said in interviews, there
are no firm estimates regarding how much it contributes.
Since May 13, when the first case in the outbreak was reported,
more than a thousand people in 31 countries have been diagnosed
with the virus, and at least another thousand cases are being
investigated. As of Tuesday, the United States had recorded 31
cases in 12 states and the District of Columbia.
In previous outbreaks, a majority of cases were reported in
those who had close contact with an infected patient or animal.
But in some instances, airborne transmission was the only
explanation for the infections.
Elsewhere on its website, the C.D.C. still urges monkeypox
patients to wear a surgical mask, “especially those who have
respiratory symptoms.” It also asks other household members to
“consider wearing a surgical mask” when they are in the presence
of the person with monkeypox.
Monkeypox is assumed to behave much like its viral cousin,
smallpox. In a 2012 review of smallpox transmission, Dr. Donald
Milton, an expert on viruses at the University of Maryland,
described several instances of airborne transmission.
It was the only plausible explanation during a 1947 outbreak of
smallpox in New York, he wrote, when one patient apparently
infected another seven floors away in a hospital. Then, in 1970,
a single patient infected several others on three floors of a
hospital in Meschede, Germany, aided by air currents in the
building.
And scientists studying a 2017 outbreak of monkeypox in Nigeria
observed cases of transmission within a prison and recorded
infections in two health care workers who had no direct contact
with patients.
At a scientific conference last week organized by the World
Health Organization, several researchers discussed the many
unknowns about monkeypox, including its primary mode of
transmission.
Image
New Yorkers being vaccinated for smallpox during an outbreak in
1947. In a few documented instances, airborne transmission was
the only explanation for the infections.
New Yorkers being vaccinated for smallpox during an outbreak in
1947. In a few documented instances, airborne transmission was
the only explanation for the infections.Credit...FPG/Hulton
Archive/Getty Images
“It’s very ambiguous what the true or dominant route of
transmission is, and some of that can be addressed in animal
models,” Nancy Sullivan, a researcher at the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said at the conference.
“Probably that needs to take a front seat for some of the
laboratory research.”
But in briefings with the press and with the general public,
health officials have not explicitly addressed the possibility
of airborne transmission or the use of masks for protection.
And in interviews, they emphasized the role of large respiratory
droplets that are expelled from infected patients and drift onto
objects or people. Monkeypox infection requires “really close
sustained contact,” said Andrea McCollum, the C.D.C.’s leading
expert on the virus.
“This is not a virus that was transmitted over several meters,”
she said. “That’s why we have to be really careful how to frame
this.”
When asked whether health officials should make the possibility
of airborne transmission more widely known, Ms. McCollum said,
“It’s a fair point to make, and it’s something we certainly
should consider moving forward.”
What to Know About the Monkeypox Virus
Card 1 of 5
What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a virus endemic in parts of
Central and West Africa. It is similar to smallpox, but less
severe. It was discovered in 1958, after outbreaks occurred in
monkeys kept for research, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
What are the symptoms? Monkeypox creates a rash that starts with
flat red marks that become raised and filled with pus. Infected
people may also have a fever and body aches. Symptoms typically
appear in six to 13 days but can take as long as three weeks
after exposure to show, and can last for two to four weeks.
Health officials say smallpox vaccines and other treatments can
be used to control an outbreak.
How infectious is it? The virus spreads mainly through body
fluids, skin contact and respiratory droplets, though it can
occasionally be airborne, at least over short distances.
Typically it does not lead to major outbreaks, though it has
spread in unusual ways this year, and among populations that
have not been vulnerable in the past.
Should I be worried? The likelihood of the virus being spread
during sexual contact is high, but the risk of transmission in
other ways is low. Most people have mild symptoms and recover
within weeks, but the virus can be fatal in a small percentage
of cases. Studies also suggest that older adults may have some
protection from decades-old smallpox vaccinations.
Is monkeypox similar to Covid? Health experts say that monkeypox
is unlikely to create a pandemic scenario similar to that of the
coronavirus. While Covid-19 is a tiny RNA virus that can spread
through aerosols, monkeypox is a larger DNA virus that is
transmitted mostly through close physical contact and has a much
smaller mutation rate than RNA viruses.
The C.D.C.’s swift about-face on masks for travelers concerned
about monkeypox was reminiscent of its early denials that the
coronavirus was airborne. In September 2020, the agency
published guidance on airborne transmission of the virus and
then abruptly withdrew it just days later.
It was not until May 2021 that the agency acknowledged that the
coronavirus could “remain suspended in the air for minutes to
hours.”
Most information about the monkeypox virus has been gleaned from
studies on smallpox. For the past two decades, scientists have
been studying how smallpox spreads, including its presence in
tiny droplets called aerosols, in order to prepare for its
potential use by bioterrorists.
“Most people think that smallpox usually is transmitted by large
droplets, but it can, for whatever reason, occasionally be
transmitted by small-particle aerosols,” said Mark Challberg, a
virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases.
Dr. Milton warned that planning for potential airborne
transmission of monkeypox was particularly important in
hospitals, because precautions to avoid the spread of viruses
through aerosols are not universal.
As the monkeypox outbreak continues, many patients are isolating
at home because their symptoms are mild. Members of those
households may need to take the possibility of airborne
transmission into consideration, experts said.
Many unanswered questions about monkeypox remain, including why
the current outbreak has produced only relatively mild cases.
Scientists do not know whether people can transmit virus even in
the absence of symptoms, how long the virus has been circulating
in communities, and whether it can be transmitted in semen or
vaginal secretions.
There is evidence that a pregnant woman can pass the monkeypox
virus on to her fetus. In an observational study of 216 patients
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest of its kind,
four of five pregnant women had miscarriages. The researchers
found the virus and viral lesions in the fetuses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/health/monkeypox-masks-
cdc.html
governo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Mentally ill Democrats. Yes Democrats are born that way.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
June 7, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its
guidance last week for travelers wishing to protect themselves
against monkeypox. This was one of its recommendations: “Wear a
mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you from many diseases,
including monkeypox.”
Late Monday night, that recommendation was deleted.
“C.D.C. removed the mask recommendation from the monkeypox
travel health notice because it caused confusion,” the agency
said in a statement on Tuesday.
However, the agency still says that in countries where monkeypox
is spreading, “household contacts and health care workers”
should consider wearing masks. That guideline also applies to
“other people who may be in close contact with a person who has
been confirmed with monkeypox.”
The turnabout hints at a little-discussed aspect of the current
monkeypox outbreak: The virus can be airborne, at least over
short distances. While airborne transmission is only a small
factor in the overall spread, experts said in interviews, there
are no firm estimates regarding how much it contributes.
Since May 13, when the first case in the outbreak was reported,
more than a thousand people in 31 countries have been diagnosed
with the virus, and at least another thousand cases are being
investigated. As of Tuesday, the United States had recorded 31
cases in 12 states and the District of Columbia.
In previous outbreaks, a majority of cases were reported in
those who had close contact with an infected patient or animal.
But in some instances, airborne transmission was the only
explanation for the infections.
Elsewhere on its website, the C.D.C. still urges monkeypox
patients to wear a surgical mask, “especially those who have
respiratory symptoms.” It also asks other household members to
“consider wearing a surgical mask” when they are in the presence
of the person with monkeypox.
Monkeypox is assumed to behave much like its viral cousin,
smallpox. In a 2012 review of smallpox transmission, Dr. Donald
Milton, an expert on viruses at the University of Maryland,
described several instances of airborne transmission.
It was the only plausible explanation during a 1947 outbreak of
smallpox in New York, he wrote, when one patient apparently
infected another seven floors away in a hospital. Then, in 1970,
a single patient infected several others on three floors of a
hospital in Meschede, Germany, aided by air currents in the
building.
And scientists studying a 2017 outbreak of monkeypox in Nigeria
observed cases of transmission within a prison and recorded
infections in two health care workers who had no direct contact
with patients.
At a scientific conference last week organized by the World
Health Organization, several researchers discussed the many
unknowns about monkeypox, including its primary mode of
transmission.
Image
New Yorkers being vaccinated for smallpox during an outbreak in
1947. In a few documented instances, airborne transmission was
the only explanation for the infections.
New Yorkers being vaccinated for smallpox during an outbreak in
1947. In a few documented instances, airborne transmission was
the only explanation for the infections.Credit...FPG/Hulton
Archive/Getty Images
“It’s very ambiguous what the true or dominant route of
transmission is, and some of that can be addressed in animal
models,” Nancy Sullivan, a researcher at the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said at the conference.
“Probably that needs to take a front seat for some of the
laboratory research.”
But in briefings with the press and with the general public,
health officials have not explicitly addressed the possibility
of airborne transmission or the use of masks for protection.
And in interviews, they emphasized the role of large respiratory
droplets that are expelled from infected patients and drift onto
objects or people. Monkeypox infection requires “really close
sustained contact,” said Andrea McCollum, the C.D.C.’s leading
expert on the virus.
“This is not a virus that was transmitted over several meters,”
she said. “That’s why we have to be really careful how to frame
this.”
When asked whether health officials should make the possibility
of airborne transmission more widely known, Ms. McCollum said,
“It’s a fair point to make, and it’s something we certainly
should consider moving forward.”
What to Know About the Monkeypox Virus
Card 1 of 5
What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a virus endemic in parts of
Central and West Africa. It is similar to smallpox, but less
severe. It was discovered in 1958, after outbreaks occurred in
monkeys kept for research, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
What are the symptoms? Monkeypox creates a rash that starts with
flat red marks that become raised and filled with pus. Infected
people may also have a fever and body aches. Symptoms typically
appear in six to 13 days but can take as long as three weeks
after exposure to show, and can last for two to four weeks.
Health officials say smallpox vaccines and other treatments can
be used to control an outbreak.
How infectious is it? The virus spreads mainly through body
fluids, skin contact and respiratory droplets, though it can
occasionally be airborne, at least over short distances.
Typically it does not lead to major outbreaks, though it has
spread in unusual ways this year, and among populations that
have not been vulnerable in the past.
Should I be worried? The likelihood of the virus being spread
during sexual contact is high, but the risk of transmission in
other ways is low. Most people have mild symptoms and recover
within weeks, but the virus can be fatal in a small percentage
of cases. Studies also suggest that older adults may have some
protection from decades-old smallpox vaccinations.
Is monkeypox similar to Covid? Health experts say that monkeypox
is unlikely to create a pandemic scenario similar to that of the
coronavirus. While Covid-19 is a tiny RNA virus that can spread
through aerosols, monkeypox is a larger DNA virus that is
transmitted mostly through close physical contact and has a much
smaller mutation rate than RNA viruses.
The C.D.C.’s swift about-face on masks for travelers concerned
about monkeypox was reminiscent of its early denials that the
coronavirus was airborne. In September 2020, the agency
published guidance on airborne transmission of the virus and
then abruptly withdrew it just days later.
It was not until May 2021 that the agency acknowledged that the
coronavirus could “remain suspended in the air for minutes to
hours.”
Most information about the monkeypox virus has been gleaned from
studies on smallpox. For the past two decades, scientists have
been studying how smallpox spreads, including its presence in
tiny droplets called aerosols, in order to prepare for its
potential use by bioterrorists.
“Most people think that smallpox usually is transmitted by large
droplets, but it can, for whatever reason, occasionally be
transmitted by small-particle aerosols,” said Mark Challberg, a
virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases.
Dr. Milton warned that planning for potential airborne
transmission of monkeypox was particularly important in
hospitals, because precautions to avoid the spread of viruses
through aerosols are not universal.
As the monkeypox outbreak continues, many patients are isolating
at home because their symptoms are mild. Members of those
households may need to take the possibility of airborne
transmission into consideration, experts said.
Many unanswered questions about monkeypox remain, including why
the current outbreak has produced only relatively mild cases.
Scientists do not know whether people can transmit virus even in
the absence of symptoms, how long the virus has been circulating
in communities, and whether it can be transmitted in semen or
vaginal secretions.
There is evidence that a pregnant woman can pass the monkeypox
virus on to her fetus. In an observational study of 216 patients
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest of its kind,
four of five pregnant women had miscarriages. The researchers
found the virus and viral lesions in the fetuses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/health/monkeypox-masks-
cdc.html
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