Popular Post webfact 135696 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 By Nop Meechukhun Bangkok – Prominent Thai doctor Yong Poovorawan asked the public to monitor the spreading situation of “monkeypox” abroad closely but not to panic over the disease as no case had ever been found in Thailand since 1970. The doctor stated on his Facebook account today, May 20th, that monkeypox is not a new disease. It is similar to chickenpox but the severity and the transmissibility of the monkeypox are much less. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Monkeypox’s human-to-human transmission is possible, but it requires very close contact, such as touching pustules or secretions, sharing clothes, sleeping in the same bed, and raising animals that are carriers of this disease. https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/20/prominent-thai-doctor-asks-public-not-to-panic-over-monkeypox-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-21 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skeptic7 7530 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Translation.... Here we go again and most Thais still ing themselves over covidiocy. 18 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman 52388 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 3 hours ago, webfact said: Bangkok – Prominent Thai doctor Yong Poovorawan asked the public to monitor the spreading situation of “monkeypox” abroad Ah, this would be advice from the foreign TV watching doctor again 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa 13243 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli 40635 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Don't worry... now where've I heard that before? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k 31668 Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 32 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said: Translation.... Here we go again and most Thais still ing themselves over covidiocy. No they aren't, you are making that up in your obsessive world! 3 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom H 225 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Dr Yong, he is back! I miss him so much! Superstardoctor. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco 3220 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Anutin is on his way to the airport already Get out you dirty Monkeypox infested Falangs. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chosenfew 218 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Next week - “2 week shutdown to flatten the curve”. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mvdf 1157 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Monkeypox vaccine with booster shots soon required. 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale 11100 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 4 hours ago, webfact said: Bangkok – Prominent Thai doctor Yong Poovorawan asked the public to monitor the spreading situation of “monkeypox” abroad closely but not to panic over the disease as no case had ever been found in Thailand since 1970. There indeed is no need to panic. It's a DNA virus so nothing like Sars-Cov-2. As for "no case had ever been found in Thailand since 1970." well Australia which from what I can gather has never had a case of monkeypox now has 2 cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco 3220 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Reckon there is plenty of natural immunity here in Thailand, so should all be fine. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IAMHERE 3974 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 I'm gonna google up if I can use my ATK test kits on monkey's. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess 4865 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 4 hours ago, webfact said: sharing clothes, sleeping in the same bed, they want to keep grabbing at my banana mostly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell 18285 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 So his advice is don't go touching any foreign pustules? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet 3715 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I was reading this morning that the most recent cases in the UK are amongst gay and bisexual men. That it's not normally classed as an STD, but gay seems to be a contributing factor to the current cases there. https://apple.news/Ae0x9l8QLSlyBP7hpHJkrGQ Similarly in Spanish cluster traced to a sauna: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/. Now in several other countries: As of 19 May 2022, 38 cases have been confirmed worldwide. Of these, 26 cases have been confirmed in the following EU/EEA countries: Belgium (2), France (1), Italy (1), Portugal (14), Spain (7), and Sweden (1). In the UK, nine cases have been confirmed. In North America, three cases have been confirmed in Canada (2), and the US (1). The majority of cases have been in young men, many self-identifying as men who have sex with men (MSM), and none with recent travel history to areas where the disease is endemic. No deaths have been reported so far, and only two cases have been admitted to hospital for reasons other than isolation. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flink 367 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Orinoco said: Anutin is on his way to the airport already Get out you dirty Monkeypox infested Falangs. Yep, god forbid you get peckish after arriving on your 16 hour flight and he spots you snacking on a banana! You'll be in a internement quarantine facility before you can say "Covid". 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso 5159 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 They should do a medical exam on his tie, those herpes don't look good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisKC 2077 Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 38 minutes ago, phetphet said: I was reading this morning that the most recent cases in the UK are amongst gay and bisexual men. That it's not normally classed as an STD, but gay seems to be a contributing factor to the current cases there. https://apple.news/Ae0x9l8QLSlyBP7hpHJkrGQ Similarly in Spanish cluster traced to a sauna: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/. Now in several other countries: As of 19 May 2022, 38 cases have been confirmed worldwide. Of these, 26 cases have been confirmed in the following EU/EEA countries: Belgium (2), France (1), Italy (1), Portugal (14), Spain (7), and Sweden (1). In the UK, nine cases have been confirmed. In North America, three cases have been confirmed in Canada (2), and the US (1). The majority of cases have been in young men, many self-identifying as men who have sex with men (MSM), and none with recent travel history to areas where the disease is endemic. No deaths have been reported so far, and only two cases have been admitted to hospital for reasons other than isolation. Yes, all covid outbreaks started with one person! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite 5622 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Prominent Thai Doctor don’t make me laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer 4555 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said: So don't worry it will never come here????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKGNUcAHqoI 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp 2308 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Interesting !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 7353 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Monkeypox’s human-to-human transmission is possible, but it requires very close contact, such as touching pustules or secretions, sharing clothes, sleeping in the same bed, So not a danger it would come & spread in Pattaya Bkk or Phuket anyway ..... " Hopitel bussiness" going to a bright future ...as in my country gov. Install a 3 week isolation if infected ....hopitel 3 weeks money for Thai hotels coming ....bright future Edited May 21 by david555 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF 21560 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Dr Google's granddaughter showed him how to turn on his PC again. Expect a few out of date announcements from the wise old man in the coming days. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 7353 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, brianthainess said: they want to keep grabbing at my banana mostly So just put one of those very small padlock on your zipper .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustThisOnePostOnly 57 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 The problem is if this strain of monkeypox was deliberately weaponized, in which case all previous experience with regards to virulence goes out the window. We live in a world where the firemen have every incentive to start the fires. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 54500 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Just to be clear. We are supposed to be scared of Covid. You want us to live in a constant state of fear so we will not hit the streets and express our displeasure with the leadership. Correct? But, we should not be afraid of the monkey disease? OK. Got it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhound 594 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Covid was not worth panicking over either. But, 2.5 years later, here we are still wearing facemasks and taking our temperatures and with a host of other useless and pointless restrictions. Oh - and a devastated economy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie 53849 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Just waiting for a Black death type scenario to kick off....... too many people living closely together ,many in unhygienic situations , Mother Nature as she does ,tries to balance things so ups pops a disease to cull the population . While this Monkeypox is not a serious disease ,just look how fast diseases can move around the World now , regards Worgeordie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh 22378 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Wow. No one blame China yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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