The Truth Behind Monkeypox
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- Is Monkeypox truly as dangerous as the media says? The current human monkeypox outbreak has left many feeling uneasy about the potential of another pandemic. Whether it's fact or fiction, we'll show you what we know about Monkeypox in this new episode of SciShow!
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Thanks to idiotube 12 minutes is now my limit.
Shouldn’t you have called it a “pi chart” :p
Misinformation can be classified as "lying by omission". Why have scientists/doctors informing the public about monkeypox left out specific details about how the monkeypox virus spreads? Science commentators were very specific when explaining the spread of covid through droplets from the mouth, which causes respiratory illness. Why are scientists suddenly so squeamish about the specific nature of exchanging other body fluids in homosexual acts that is prevalent in male to male sex? It's not as if everyone else stopped having sex. Explain why male to male sex is esp. prone to transmitting and catching monkeypox. Why not be scientifically objective instead of worrying about the subjective response?
It was so hard to find the CDC info explaining the very specific sex act irritating pustules that leads to the transmission of monkeypox. It's even rarer to hear anyone inform the public with this very valuable info, because science commentators always instead offer VAGUE warnings.
When you call to make an appointment to receive the monkeypox immunization they say in order to meet they’re criteria you either have to be an man that has sex with other men Or have multiple sex partners ... According to "SciShow" you can contract monkeypox by simply touching something an infected person made contact with ! : (
These deep dives on current topics are peak SciShow. Thanks Hank and the whole SciShow team!
Yeah they're fantastic
I vote for “Interspecies Human OrthoPox” 🥞 (IHOP) 🥞
I think the pancake franchise would vigorously disagree. Remember a certain weight loss product called "Ayds"?
Lol oops
@@Inflec Carona the beer seems to be doing ok...I think
it sounds very beery, i like it
@@Inflec yea but that was before that…disease was discovered so it wasn’t their fault.
This needs to be shared in all communities and education institutions
@The Canadian 😂
I've had COVID 3 times now and even I am scared of monkeyplops. That should tell you how big of a deal this virus is!!
@The Canadian well, better not go to any g ay org ies between now and then :D
@@guillermoelnino What the difference between a regular orgy?
I love it when Scishow covers current pressing issues while combating any misinformation that has popped up.
Judging by the comments so far, Hank nailed the misinfo right between the eyes.
Yeah. Makes a lot of bigots real uncomfortable though, poor them
Pressing issue?
@@dweebicusmaximus When they learn the “monkey” in monkeypox refers to actual monkeys.
@@dweebicusmaximus I think you've spent way too much time on Twitter and are trying to get your woke points. It was called monkey pox because it was discovered in monkeys. Nothing about that is racist but if you think otherwise you have tunnel vision 👍
This is one where I’m happy to be old. I had the smallpox vaccination which, protects from monkey pox too. The uk stopped smallpox vaccination in 1971 so if you’re British and over 50 you’re probably ok
I'm 67 and had the smallpox vaccine. My doctor said as we age anything we had when we were 3months - 6 years old are fairly irrelevant now. Can do a titre test to see what protection is left but not really worth it. Just like our age group should have a Shingrex shot. Edited to say I'm in Canada 🇨🇦
@@jayceewedmak9524 from what I read, smallpox vaccine will still be half as effective after 75 years. Each vaccine is different. If we were talking tetanus then yes it is 10 years and you need a booster before you rip down the hen house or go on a picnic (a coworker got it on a picnic when he stepped on something, you don't want to catch tetanus it is much worse then monkey pox).
Or live in south east asian. We still give smallpox vaccine
@@lenabreijer1311 just got my tetanus again a couple of years back - rusty nail and hammer - stupid move.
Is it similar to chickenpox? I had it when i was 6 and it's a virus with pox in it’s name.
So far I heard of some dogs getting it from their owners, and a two month old baby having it. Testing seems to be skewed to certain populations and not tested for weeks in others.
I have heard women are undertested because their concerns get dismissed too easily, like usual.
Dismissed? Skewed? If it was skewed because some doctors were sexist or something like you’re implying, it wouldn’t be 98.5% male, it would be like 45/55 instead of 50/50. “Men mostly affected by disease, because: patriarchy“ - just take the win.
and guess what, in both of those instances it was because they were mo lest ed by their ga y owners/caretakers.
I'm grateful to you guys for the straightforward and fearless way you addressed this, using language that could be perceived as charged I'm an intentionally uncharged way.
Please keep it up. I love you guys as a source of information and knowledge.
As someone who has always been interested in virology, the stigmatization of disease victims has always hurt humanity and helped the disease spread. History has lots of proof of this.
History sadly often repeats itself but that does not mean we can learn from it!
Loved the amount of nuance and sensibility this video had addressing the issue. Hank unsurprisingly doesn't disappoint
totally agreed! my only criticism is in the beginning when they say "it's been found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and parts of Europe", which seems to contribute to the general trend of viewing only the First World as the whole globe, or that the entire Third World is one country. I would have liked to learn where it had spread in, say, South Asia or Latin America, for example, considering that it definitely has spread there for the first time ever (but I had to google in order to find that out). I understand that they _did_ show a map at the time, but still it seems indicative of some Western bias to word it that way.
As someone with a compromised immune system, these are the type of issues that make me glad I am introverted. Please be safe out there.
@@guillermoelnino Don’t go to ANY orgies. You never know where those other people have been.
@@sophierobinson2738 it’s not an STD
@@tammymavery *sigh* I'm totally aware of that. But you are far more likely to catch any number of things if you insist on rubbing your naked body against a bunch of other naked bodies, some of whom you may never have met. And, ewww.
@@guillermoelnino
You know it's spreading from any form of physical closeness, so why are you singling out that specific form of it?
Seriously, what is wrong with you people?
As an MSM in an area with major mpox concerns, I greatly appreciate how you handled that topic in the video.
I have tried Google for MSM, but I mostly get back MainStream Media. What is an MSM?
@@dvklaveren no you got it right. that's the acronym we use
@@dvklaveren You didn’t watch the video all the way through, did you?
@@sophierobinson2738 No, I did. I must have just missed it.
@@dvklaveren 11:43 explains it
Hank is simply masterful at discussing matters of sex with care and honesty. Bravo.
Pox viruses are fascinating. They have particularly large genomes, if I recall correctly. I also remember hearing (15+ years ago mind you) about research into using a gutted pox virus as a DNA vector in human. The professor talked then about how one drawback was that there were still people who had been vaccinated for smallpox which would limits its use.
Great video as always! Though I do find the phrasing that in the HIV/AIDS crisis, homophobia “led to neglect and stigmatization”…simply because that’s a massive understatement. Homophobia led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and that should always be made clear.
The Reagans let people like Queen die when they could've helped. They were guilty of at least manslaughter.
This.
💯
Even without simean pox, scishow should do more sex Ed just generally. You do such a great job if communicating hank, I can't believe how much information you can pack into such short videos. It's truly a remarkable public good this channel is offering the world.
I'm gonna check out that pi calendar
You said "PACK" 😂
complexly already does @sexplanations
He does a good job of tiptoeing around actually speaking truths that might offend those who are woke
@@oblivionpro69 you sound pretty offended yourself
In an ideal world, nobody would need to get their sex ed from CZcams... but I'm really glad they do this stuff because we _do not_ live in an ideal world and they do a great job
Thanks Hank and SciShow team. Great video and very well handled!
The way people consistently react to cases going down with "cool, time to go back to normal" is exactly why we're STILL in this position in 2022. Seriously, now we have to worry about covid, monkeypox, AND ebola again. All because the almighty economy matters more than protecting human lives.
The same kind of people that stop taking medicine before the full series, because, "I feel better, so I don't need it anymore."
While I mostly agree, it’s important to recognize that both the economy and socializing can also be critical to people’s lives. During lockdowns a lot of other kinds of deaths increased as well.
Thank you for your clear and precise explanation. It is, as always, a breath of fresh air.
I'm happy you simultaneously juggle the current terminology and the social issues and impacts with the way we name the viruses.
Drug companies do things to make profit.
They have a fiduciary obligation to do so.
Expecting them to do something different is insane.
Governments are supposed to act in the interest of their citizens.
Thank you for unbiased info and for endeavoring to make sure that no one is made to feel bad for possibly having the virus, and that equity is addressed
Penile swelling and rectal pain should be enough to get everyone on high alert.
I don't have sex with other men. I'll be fine.
The overall quality of this channel is consistently excellent. This video’s script is especially good.
I'm going with "human pox" since we eliminated our own special orthopoxvirus a few years ago.
Or Homopox
people pox
PoofterPox
Variola is still around, it's kept by the US and Russia because cold war reasons
@@ilajoie3 There are also preserved specimens in the infectious diseases vault in case it's needed for research. But any hypothetical release would be met with vaccination fencing, so it's not practical. By the same "Cold War reasons", all US troops servings overseas are vaccinated for it and NATO and the Russian dictatorship both have vaccine stockpiles.
What a phenomenal video. Extremely well done to everyone involved.
You guys at scishow make everything so interesting. Also, I love the longer videos. I am proud my attention span is longer than 5 minutes
Wonderful writing. I found the reporting sincere. Thanks to the whole scishow team.
Love the level of detail you went into!
Fantastic, timely welcome and needed frankness about our current events. Thank you for mentioning the echos of how poorly the aids epidemic was handled in the 80s.
It seems that many diseases can take advantage of having large numbers of sexual contacts, even when the disease is not exclusively spread by sexual contact.
Seriously fantastic job, Hank.
Wonderful source if information, thank you.
Great video! Thanks
thanks for the info
thanks, great info/vid!
Whoa!! Another phenomenal SciShow episode that packs an enormous amount of information and thinking into an unbelievably short time frame. You go, SciShow!! :D
Great video 👍
Always interesting, thank you.
Thank you Hank. Missed you, as you don't pop up in my feed. Good info to know, and also grateful 'off label' smallpox vaccine protects against monkeypox.
def using this for one of my lessons - brilliant job sci-show crew
Awesome job writing this episode dealing adeptly with touchy topics and fuzzy/unclear science
It’s more like a Mammalpox then a Monkeypox, as it seems to be a rather generalized virus in terms of target hosts
Another name alternative is HS Orthopox (just shorten the human-simian part)
Thank you as always
Great information.
Great summary!
I legitimately believe y’all deserve a Nobel prize for objectively, openly, and appropriately sharing facts *everyday. Thanks.
Nobel prize is for science, SciShow is more science communication/science journalism. I'm sure their are awards for that too.
I legitimately believe you deserve a dunce award. It comes with a funny hat.
I feel like they could definitely win like Nobel Prize in Communication. No, they're not doing research, but it's still exceptionally well done work.
They might not be eligible for a Nobel, but just checked the criteria for the Pulitzer Price and I'm pretty sure their content is eligible.
@@Jo-tv6sj you'd be correct
Detail! Amazing! 👏👏👏👏
Fantastic info
Imagine this current generation trying to eradicate Smallpox with Infowars and Fox News just sowing distrust constantly?
Thanks for breaking it down for us, Hank! I'm just curious if older folks, like me, who received the smallpox vaccine might have some immunity to hMPX. I know the scientists have said for a while that our vaccines prolly aren't good any more, just wondering if that's something that can be tested, for antibodies or such (like they can check for COVID antibodies).
Iirc, it has a half life of about 75 years. So probably half effective for you
@@jendubay3782 The test you're asking about is called a titer (in this case a smallpox titer) and it does exist, but it's fairly resource intensive and most labs don't do them - I needed a rabies titer for work and it had to be sent several states away from where I lived at the time. Given the ongoing capacity crisis in healthcare it would probably be much easier to get a booster shot if you're at risk or very anxious about it
Hey SciShow Collectiv
Thanks for your great work
would be great if you guys could leave time tags/marks with the cited articles
take care
peace yall
Poxie McPoxface is the best name for this
Excellent video! Full and frank coverage without any sensationalism. 👏👏👏👏
No mention of how HIV can cause cause other long-term asymptomatic viral infections that mutate rapidly due to a compromised immune system that can’t adapt fast enough. This can -allow- [drive] rapid adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 or Monkeypox within a single untreated HIV-positive individual, even for a DNA-based virus. No mention of that but plenty of talk about stigmatizing leads me to conclude that they are more concerned about stigmatizing… which means they aren’t being frank enough.
@@emmettturner9452 I'm sure they'd cover that in a video that go's over HIV and AIDS information, but I can see what you mean about it, as it would be incredibly useful information to have about the subject.
hank is a youtube hero
I wonder if there is a connection between swelling in one "area " and pain in the "area " ?
So the candidates for a new name... still contain the name monkeypox? We're just making it longer?
Thanks for giving an unbiased summation
I love how much time this show takes to debunk myths ❤
What myth was debunked?
I enjoy the comprehensive nature of this video.
Thank's !
the most comprehensive and clear (scientifically and socially) coverage on this topic out there, 👍👍👍
It's just a shame we didn't have this video in June (I wonder why) :D
Thanks!
Wow, thanks !
Bath houses are wild petrie dishes, or so I've heard. I've definitely never been to one. I've never done crystal and prowled grinder either. Or so I say in mixed company unprompted.
Let's call it *Danish Pastry Pox!*
(No, let's not. Hello from Denmark)
Do Danes even know how to make pastries?
😂
Given the pox is spread through intimate contact, I feel I'm quite safe from it, haven't had so much as a hug in over 16 years from any form of lover, not by choice, I'm just not wanted... :P
Are there any long-term effects from the pox, other than scarring from the lesions? At age 69, I can recall seeing people with smallpox scars on their faces, and one who had been blinded by smallpox.
According to the infosheet I got with my vaccine possible complications of monkeypox include pneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis, blindness, miscarriage, perinatal transmission, and death. Severe complications are, as of now, much less common than with smallpox though
When I was in high school, I memorized 109 digits of pi. Just for fun. Not sure why I stopped 🤔 so maybe I'll buy myself this calendar for my next birthday 😁
This video would had been great months ago. Better late than never. Thank you!
Homosexual men are also more likely to get regularly tested and see a doctor when issues arise because of what happened with HIV
Who made the objectively wrong decision to call it clade 2b and clade 2a instead of clade 2b and clade not 2b?
What is the actual state of Moderna's HIV vaccine? Is progress being made? can you make a video about this? I am waiting LONG TIME!
Thank you for this! As someone who's had a lot happen (mostly bad sadly) due to the COVID pandemic, having science/a scientist reassure the fact that vaccination efforts are not always equitable and that public health officials globally are doing something about it together means a lot!
Sci show needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees
Thanks
thanks for this channel, when and if i have money id love to support with monetary thanks ... being home with teenage boys, this is so great, helps so many of us, thank you
Love the stock video of a person filling a syringe from a bottle very clearly labeled *Monkeypox Vaccine* instead of, ya know, the actual name of the medication. 😂
It's stock footage, and it's a descriptive name, what's the issue? Lol
@@joseabarzua8831 It's comically inaccurate.
It's tricky using a brand name without having asked for permission first.
thank you for this!! dftba
Thanks.
It seems to me that human monkeypox is not such a big deal compared to COVID or HIV. Its mortality rate is low and a few simply safety precautions grants a person a good deal of protection. So why all the hype? Yes, people need to learn about it, but, no, we don't have to obsess about it.
Maybe this could have been prevented by... I don't know... building a vaccine for the human-monkey-pox virus to give to affected African countries. I don't know... just a thought.
So I will no longer grind my body against someone with a bunch of open skin lesions. Got it!
The issue is that it's not always obvious especially with the variant driving this outbreak. Some people aren't getting any lesions, or a small number that might be mistaken for, say, acne or razor burn. It's certainly a good idea to keep an eye out for anything alarming on your and your partners' skin but don't assume just because there's no lesions infection is impossible
They stopped adding smallpox to the childhood vaccination routine in Canada 1972.
I doesn't even seem to be offered unless someone had a similarly related virus.
Go deeper!deeper!
Nice
Nice
Could this have lain dormant for that period of time and when people are stressed, both physically and psychologically, the clade reanimated and mutated in order to begin infecting those whose immune system had been attacked by covid?
No. Monkeypox was spreading even during COVID and even before COVID. Climate change is what increases pandemics and viral infections.
Poxviruses don’t cause latent infections. When infected, it’s either cleared by your immune system or is symptomatic
It was filmed on my birthday 🎉
honey wake up, new smallpox just dropped
i'd never thought about how long it takes to edit a video :/
Completely off topic but I wanted to ask do you have any idea as to why we don't use more thermoelectric power generators or why they don't have as big of a pull as solar? Like there are tons of places that get insanely hot and not like deserts but roofs and anywhere the sun reaches. Side bar, why don't we use them in tandem with solar panels?? Maybe I have no clue how they work but thought it was worth a ask.
I believe thermoelectric generators are extremely inefficient, so they can only really provide power for really low-power applications (such as those that would use one of those coin batteries), even when there's a fairly big temperature differential. Not that they wouldn't add up if you had enough of them and enough places with temperature differentials you're willing to bridge, but they're not free to make, so people generally don't find them economical to harvest the tiny amounts of energy they'd capture. I know using the waste heat from watercooling solar panels to preheat things like a hot water system can be useful, though.
“Continents are rocks on rocks…”
13:45 My gimp suit says otherwise. 😈
Wonderfully presented🎉
Thank you for this film. The man was great, but he talked so fast and the material was so hard to keep up with, I don't feel as if I understood much. I gather us old, stay-at-home folk aren't in immediate danger, though, so I appreciate the video.
Are you promiscuous with others who similarly sleep around??? - no = then you have little to worry about. Monkeypox is not terribly infectious and requires prolonged close contact to spread. Its recent outbreaks - which have since resolved via vaccination of at risk groups of people where it broke out - was due to above = people who were engaged in high risk sexual behaviors with others of the same ilk.
So infected people engaged in sex via "clubs" to infect them ------> and they infected others = and so forth. Very rarely family members of infectious people via continuous contact could also contract it. That is what you really need to know.
Good health care protection
13:00 So we need the full body condoms from The Naked Gun now?
I nominate Bigpox for the new name
That was already taken. Smallpox was called that to differentiate it from the "great pox", which was syphilis.
I nominate PettyPox
Please make a video about click-chemistry!
This is very interesting and informational, but my ADHD is compelling me to make a Hank Green soundboard using audio clips from this video. Why? Because my sense of humor is stuck at age 12 😂
Do it!