Monkeypox is a well-known virus, studied by scientists for decades, spread by close contact and has established treatments. So why has the NHS website recently been altered to add an isolation requirement?
In 2019, almost 200 people contracted gonorrhoea every day. Gonorrhoea is pretty nasty, fairly infectious, widespread and on the increase. What’s so special about monkeypox, that we're making a fuss about 70 cases?
Cases of the rare tropical disease monkeypox, which usually spreads through close contact, have been linked to sexual contact and LGBT networks, including a gay fetish event in Belgium.
At least one medical practice in West London has reintroduced social distancing to reduce the risk of patients contracting Monkeypox. This, in spite of the fact that there are only nine cases so far in the U.K.
