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First confirmed monkeypox case in Western Australia
Monkeypox will be everywhere soon. There will be about 20 million cases of monkeypox in the world and it will be doubling every 15 days or so. Australia currently have about 45 cases, which will become 45,000 by Christmas. A new pandemic await us all. Today the most secluded place in the world confirmed its…
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“OurWorldInData” is now counting monkeypox (#MPX) deaths. 9 so far.
According to “OurWorldInData” there have been 9 monkeypox virus deaths so far. The WHO said there were 5 in Africa. I see 4. I have already noted that India had a monkeypox death recently. So Spain seems to be the first “rich/western” country to have had a monkeypox virus death, 2 in fact. The number…
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Governors of California and New York call State of Emergency over Monkeypox #MPX
This might go bananas with states of emergencies. Are they going to mandate vaccines? Are they gong to call for lockdowns? Do they have any plan? Do they know what they are doing? The politicians made a right old mess with the covid19 pandemic. They did not follow the science but a path to empower…
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The Monkeypox virus is slowing down its spread, but on target for 20 million worldwide by Christmas
The Monkeypox virus is slowing down its spread, according to official data from “OurWorldInData”. I have watched the doubling time extend out from 3-4 days to 15 days now. That means x15=2, where x is how fast it is growing every day. Solving for x we get x = exp( ln2 /15) = 1.04729. So…
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USA 1043 new #MPX cases in one day. Really?
BNO News just reported that the USA just had 1043 new cases of the monkeypox virus (#MPXV) in one day. I am not sure results are reported every day so this may not be quite true. Here is the tweet, and here is the graph showing there are days of no reports. The case number…
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WHO declares MPX an International Health Emergence
I have been watching the numbers and they have been growing steady on a reclining exponential curve for 2 months. I would have called it a major concern months ago. Fortunately no-one in the rich countries has died from monkeypox but according to the WHO 5 people have died in Africa. I do not know…
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First deaths from monkeypox reported. 5 dead ??
While the numbers of monkeypox infections have been growing steadily, their doubling time has extended a bit too. It doubles every 12 days or so now. When it first appeared in was doubling every 3 or 4 days but quarantine, isolation, knowledge about spread and symptoms, and use of some drugs has slowed it down.…
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Monkeypox slowing but still growing
The monkeypox virus doubling time has slowed again. Now it is about 11.5 days. The last estimate about 2 weeks ago had it at 9.5 days. This slowing of the spread of monkeypox is due to actions being taken in Europe and North America where those with symptoms and close contacts are quarantined. I believe…
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Malburg cases in Ghana. CFR 90%
The Malburg virus, which is in the ebole family. These are marked by severe bleeding (haemorrhage), organ failure and, in many cases, death. These viruses are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. As noted above, Malburg recently flared up in Guinea in Africa. It has a case fatality rate (CFR) or death rate…
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This guy’s daughter dies from astrazeneca and he is still pro-vax. FFS.
This really yanks my chain. This guy’s daughter DIED from the astrazeneca covid vaccine but he remains pro-vaccination and wants a Royal Commission into the vaccine rollout. The Royal Commission will concluded that the media was bought and fools like him who followed the government orders are the reason his daughter is dead. It is…
Dr George Christos
covid19 & other Infectious diseases