Monkeypox: What’s the Deal?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Monkeypox has hit the headlines with its spread in Europe. What is it? How do we deal with it? And should we be worried? With people on high alert to illnesses due to COVID, we unpack the differences and put context around what’s really going on. Dr. Charlotte Hammer, a fellow in emerging infectious diseases at Downing College Cambridge, explains the virus to Jacob Jarvis. “Monkeypox actually does not come from monkeys, it comes from rodents in central Africa.” “The symptoms are pretty unspecific. A fever, backache and muscle pain, progressing onto a rash are all common.” “In medical terms, monkeypox is a mild but unpleasant disease.” “At the moment, there is very limited risk to the general population.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant Producer: Elina Ganatra. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.0	Monkey pox hopefully hopefully and most likely you've avoided catching it.
1:17.0	But it's been impossible to avoid the headlines.
1:19.0	A quick search and you'll find a load of articles charting case numbers since it arrived in the UK
1:23.6	and some suggesting the virus could become endemic. I personally and one of those people
1:28.4	constantly worry about getting ill so I try to avoid these stories where I can.
1:33.0	But the deluge has become so great, I feel like I need to know.
1:36.0	What is Monkey Parks? What's going on with the cases?
1:39.0	And how might the situation develop?
1:41.0	Here to explain that is Dr. Charlotte Hammer, a fellow in emerging
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