The first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in Canyon County.

The first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in Canyon County.

Southwest District Health announced Tuesday that the case was detected in mid-November in a male Canyon County resident.

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
    506·
    10 months ago

    And since we know conservatives are plague rats who refuse to do a goddamned thing to prevent the spread of a disease, we can expect Idahoans to do everything in their power to share it with Washington and Oregon.

    Conservatives are the real plague… Long overdue for a cure.

  • Chickenstalker@lemmy.world
    37·
    10 months ago

    >mpox

    If they had to rename it from monkey pox, why not go full scientific like COVID-19 (SARS CoV-2)? Mpox sounds like a post-ironic fedora core punk band.

    • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
      16·
      10 months ago

      Mpox is not a great name. The virus is called the monkey pox virus so that’s no good but the virus is also called MPV, MPXV, or hMPXV and those are okay. I think we should go with simian plague.

    • A_A@lemmy.world
      91·
      10 months ago

      Because they want to prepare us gradually : you see, it began with SmallPox (spox), now mpox … later it will be BigPox and then HugePox !