COVID-19: The Triple Threat of Polio,
Monkeypox and SARS-CoV-2
Dr Kevin Kavanagh from Health Watch USAsm
discusses the triple threat of Polio, Monkeypox and SARS-CoV-2. Polio
has reemerged in the United States with a single case in New York. For
every single case of paralytic polio there are 200 to 300 other cases
which are undetected. Polio spreads silently mostly causing mild illness
with approximately 72% of cases being asymptomatic. Seven wastewater
samples were found to be positive and community spread is suspected. In
rural New York only 60% of individuals are vaccinated. Vaccination rates
would have to be between 80% to 85% before spread would stop.
Monkeypox is also undergoing exponential spread in the United States. It
is spread by skin-to-skin close contact. The virus is related to
smallpox and although its mutation rate is low, it can evolve to a more
dangerous form. It can also enter the rodent population, if it does this
in the United States, we will not be able to eliminate the disease.
Finally, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.4.6 is spreading which is
outcompeting the BA.5 variant. It is not known if it can escape immunity
or causes more severe disease. A new report from Yale Univ. estimates
that testing all participants on the day of an event will lower spread
by 50%. Jack Pattie Show. Aug. 1, 2022.
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