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Mpox virus can spread by any skin-to-skin contact, airborne contact in proximity – like COVID-19 – and even from contaminated surfaces and objects such as bedding, clothing, and cooking utensils. (www.savethechildren.org.uk)

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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Also because of the sheer amount of doctors and researchers in the region tracking the disease and immediately isolating anyone infected.

One of the few good things about the UN. Their epidemiology teams and field clinics are invaluable and save the lives of hundreds of thousands a year. Genuinely good people risking their lives to better humanity.

[–] cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 month ago

The United Nations is a good model, it's just bogged down by capitalism. I think a future socialist equivalent of the United Nations would be awesome.