Is it already too late to prevent this new monkeypox outbreak from spreading all over the globe? Cases have now been confirmed in the UK, Spain, Portugal and the United States. A few days ago I warned that this outbreak could potentially develop into something big, and that appears to be precisely what is happening. If you are not familiar with monkeypox, it is being described as a “smallpox-like virus” that produces some really nasty symptoms. In particular, the fluid-filled blisters that it produces all over the body can cause victims to look pretty horrifying. The good news is that monkeypox is not nearly as deadly as smallpox. The death rate for smallpox in humans can be as high as 30 percent, but the death rate for monkeypox is usually far lower.
But has monkeypox now mutated into a dangerous new form?
Normally, monkeypox does not spread easily from person to person, but evidence of “community transmission” is starting to emerge during this new outbreak.
In the UK, the number of confirmed cases has now officially risen to 9, and authorities still don’t know how it is spreading…
