A 27-year-old Nigerian man in Phuket has been confirmed as Thailand’s first official infection of monkey pox.

 

Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), this evening (July 21st) stated they were notified from a hospital in Phuket that they have found a suspected case of monkey pox. The disease control team has been investigating the case since July 18th.

 

The male patient is Nigerian, 27, having arrived from Nigeria recently. He started to have symptoms one week before with a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, swollen lymph nodes, and a red rash starting from his genitals to his face, body, and arms.

 

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The current panic about it in western countries aside: this rather harmless sickness has been endemic in a number of African countries for many years now, so getting a case from this source is not surprising.

 

While there is no specific treatment besides some antivirals, it usually subsides by itself within 2-4 weeks.

 

My guess would be, that similar imports have happened many times in the past, just never recognized, because nobody looked specifically for it.

 

The whole thing is of course just a media circus.

Thailand’s discovers 1st case of Monkeypox, asks public not to panic, affirms it can handle situation

By Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich

 

 

Thailand has reported that it has discovered its 1st case of the fast spreading ‘Monkeypox’ disease with the Department of Disease Control coming out to say that it has measures in place to tackle any situation that may arise from the discovery.

 

The Department of Disease Control came out to say that there was no need for the population to go on a panic mode as the agency has formulated a scheme to undertake surveillance and isolate the patients who may be infected.

 

Monkeypox, which has spread at rapid pace across the world, and countries around the world are having a difficult time trying to control the spread as demand for vaccines are outstripping the supply, has started to appear in Asia over the past few weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/41990/thailands-discovers-1st-case-of-monkeypox-asks-public-not-to-panic-affirms-it-can-handle-situation/

 

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You should be only concerned if you are a homosexual male...so the researchers say

50 minutes ago, blacksuitdandruff said:

You should be only concerned if you are a homosexual male...so the researchers say

Wow, if true that demographic is really getting hammered with serious infections. 

 

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

with a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, swollen lymph nodes, and a red rash starting from his genitals to his face, body, and arms.

Are they sure it's monkey pox and not an STD?????

 

Joking aside, my friend recently nearly died from Syphilis complications, which he acquired in Phuket. There's some scary **** out there.

 

4 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

I sure hope he hasn't infected the poor working girls. 

2 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Are they sure it's monkey pox and not an STD?

 

Three brothers from Ireland were thought to have monkey pox but it was diagnosed as herpes. 

 

13 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I sure hope he hasn't infected the poor working girls. 

Unlikely if he was gay maybe

How exactly a Nigerian man made it to Thailand?

40 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

We all know about the later signs of Monkeypox. What are the early signs? If they find one case there might be many with all these millions of tourist coming in.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s discovers 1st case of Monkeypox, asks public not to panic, affirms it can handle situation

By Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich

 

 

Thailand has reported that it has discovered its 1st case of the fast spreading ‘Monkeypox’ disease with the Department of Disease Control coming out to say that it has measures in place to tackle any situation that may arise from the discovery.

 

The Department of Disease Control came out to say that there was no need for the population to go on a panic mode as the agency has formulated a scheme to undertake surveillance and isolate the patients who may be infected.

 

Monkeypox, which has spread at rapid pace across the world, and countries around the world are having a difficult time trying to control the spread as demand for vaccines are outstripping the supply, has started to appear in Asia over the past few weeks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/41990/thailands-discovers-1st-case-of-monkeypox-asks-public-not-to-panic-affirms-it-can-handle-situation/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-07-22

 

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Interesting that the Authorities chose a photo of the rarer red squirrel to represent monkey pox in the above image. Surely not squirrel pox?

Well he is the First arrivel from Nigeria Africa seems to be the main source of this disease

Would gave thought extra checks would have been carried out on arrivals from that part of the world 

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Three brothers from Ireland were thought to have monkey pox but it was diagnosed as herpes. 

 

We’re they the same guys who left the fourth brother behind when responding to an advertisement " Tree fellers"… 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

No worries. 
He’s an exiled Prince. 
He can utilize all of the funds that various Thai women have helped him transfer out of his country. 

1 hour ago, Lacrimas said:

How exactly a Nigerian man made it to Thailand?

Let's assume that he took a plane shall we? I don't think he swam!

3 minutes ago, sambum said:

Let's assume that he took a plane shall we? I don't think he swam!

What about a boat ? Rich Russians get here by that mode of transport so suspect for a Nigerian prince, that would be within his budget perhaps.

Apparently, it isn't only spread by homosexuals. 

According to the CDC website, Monkeypox can spread from person-to-person through:

direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids

- respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex

- touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids

- pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta.

Seems to be anyone can pass it on. 

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

More like they find out he won't or can't pay, then they'll admit he is actually illegally in Thailand placed in a holding jail where he will spread the disease then he'll be deported and all bills will be canceled.
Just a guess.

30 minutes ago, Excel said:

What about a boat ? Rich Russians get here by that mode of transport so suspect for a Nigerian prince, that would be within his budget perhaps.

Well, possible I suppose! Or maybe a helicopter, or submarine, or even a hot air balloon?

 

I was thinking more in terms of pprobabilities rather than possibilities!

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I sure hope he hasn't infected the poor working girls. 

But not the better off ones?

36 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Apparently, it isn't only spread by homosexuals. 

According to the CDC website, Monkeypox can spread from person-to-person through:

direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids

- respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex

- touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids

- pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta.

Seems to be anyone can pass it on. 

Don’t let facts get in the way of a good story. Have you learned nothing from the last 2.5 years!

2 hours ago, Lacrimas said:

How exactly a Nigerian man made it to Thailand?

The same way you made it to Thailand, I guess.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The male patient is Nigerian, 27, having arrived from Nigeria recently. He started to have symptoms one week before with a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, swollen lymph nodes, and a red rash starting from his genitals to his face, body, and arms.

I feel sorry for the girls... 

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I feel sorry for the girls... 

Maybe his preferences are not girls at all 

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope he's a rich nigerian as this is going to cost him millions

No problems. I've received many emails from Nigerians that are all multi-millionaires.

 

Despite Nigeria being an OPEC country with massive oil reserves, most of it's GDP is comprised of email and dating scams.. ????

Thai news outlets are reporting he has run away from the hospital