ShortHand: Should We Be Worried About Monkeypox?

Symptoms like shivering, 'skin eruptions', and anal bleeding are always going to ring alarm bells. But with the first human cases of Monkeypox popping up in the 1970s, why is it hitting headlines now?  Why has the WHO declared it 'a public health emergency of international concern'?  And more importantly, should we be sharing towels? Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus): Order on Amazon.co.uk Order on Foyles Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Visit our website: Website Update Description Sources: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/monkeypox/ https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/symptoms.html https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22371-monkeypox https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45665821 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monkeypox-is-spreading-in-the-uk-heres-why-its-not-the-new-covid-0xjkvxn3s?gclid=Cj0KCQjw852XBhC6ARIsAJsFPN20TY4RzKhzRN-zBnE86YLXcOoaZ-lyqOaO3PWUyE2XCWeL9_oLrvMaAiaPEALw_wcB https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2793383 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/inside-worlds-worst-monkeypox-outbreak/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_psc_ppc_dsa&gclid=Cj0KCQjw852XBhC6ARIsAJsFPN0YT8FqPWrh-my9mzZ7CXRdzB3vGwXWccE7XxcyQS3GOtOpbx6wQLgaAqRdEALw_wcB https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/27/monkeypox-symptoms/ https://www.nytimes.com/article/monkeypox-virus-covid.html https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/our-experts-help-explain-monkeypox-outbreak https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/what-is-monkeypox https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/nyregion/gay-men-monkeypox-health-crisis.html https://pediaa.com/difference-between-dna-and-rna-viruses/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.