Are we doomed to a virus that continues to spread through the human population?
Monkeypox has caught the world by surprise. It has long been a fixture in parts of central and western Africa where people live close to the forest animals that carry the virus.
The World Health Organization says this is a global emergency. So can monkeypox be stopped? Or are we now doomed to have another virus spreading around the world?Do we have the ability to stop it?There's nothing special about the biology of monkeypox virus. It is not an unstoppable force. "Monkeypox is easier as it is less transmissible than smallpox so we're in a much better position," said Prof Jonathan Ball, a virologist at the University of Nottingham.
Some people do adjust their sex lives in response to warnings about monkeypox and advice has been targeted at those most at risk. There are limited supplies as stockpiles are kept in case of someone weaponising smallpox, not to tackle an unprecedented monkeypox outbreak.
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