Unsubstantiated Claims About Monkeypox Virus

While the effects of the coronavirus epidemic are not yet completely over, a new virus-related disease has been on the agenda in the world for the last few weeks; monkey flower. This disease, which has been seen in Central and West Africa for many years, has started to be seen in Europe and America in the last few weeks.

The panic atmosphere created by the pandemic also affected the monkeypox virus, and countless unfounded claims were made on the internet. ‘virus’as it was revealed to create chaos as ‘new game’ Many untrue claims began to circulate on many platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, until they emerged due to COVID-19 vaccines. Let’s examine the truth of these claims together.

Claim #1: “Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines”

Monkeypox disease, first seen in monkey colonies in the 1950s, It was first seen in a human in 1970. a disease. This disease, which has been seen especially in Central and West African countries since those years, was also seen in non-African countries from time to time.

This claim, made by the anti-vaccine mass, denies a disease that has existed for 50 years. Post COVID-19 vaccines Although skin rash side effects are quite rare, an effect seen. However, this rash is not as intense and seen all over the body as in monkey pox.

In addition, this rash is usually only It is seen after the first dose of mRNA vaccine and improves in a short time. This side effect has been known since the introduction of mRNA vaccines and has not been denied or hidden.

Claim #2: “It is not the monkeypox virus seen now; its symptoms are different, it actually started in the ‘genital areas’, now it starts on the hand and face”

One of the interesting claims that you may come across about monkeypox is that the rashes caused by the disease on the skin are actually the first. begins in the genitals; in cases seen now, hand and face symptoms occur.

However, there is no basis for this claim. Rashes due to monkeypox are always first in the face and hand-arm region known. There is no data that it starts in the genital areas.

Claim #3: “The vaccine developed for monkeypox says ‘Ankara’, this is a conspiracy against us”

Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA)is a licensed vaccine developed for smallpox and used in vaccine development studies for many diseases from cancer to different infectious diseases all over the world. This vaccine was also used in the development of a vaccine developed for monkeypox and approved in 2019.

It is also written on the picture that the vaccine is not for monkeypox but for smallpox; ‘smallpox’. We know the monkey flower as monkeypox. This vaccine received ‘marketing’ authorization in Europe in 2013 for use in the ‘possible epidemic’ for smallpox.

Claim #4: “WHO said monkeypox spreads through sexual intercourse and is spread by gay men in Europe and America”

that monkeypox spreads sexually and is distributed among gay men no scientific data. The statement of the World Health Organization on this issue is that after the cases reported from some health centers, homosexual individuals were informed about the disease. a publication designed to inform. In particular, in the articleMonkeypox risk It is important to note that it is not limited to men who have sex with men. Anyone who has close contact with someone who is contagious is at risk.’‘ statements are included.

At the same time, there is no information in the article that the monkeypox virus is sexually transmitted; if highlighted transmission by contact. The reason why this warning was made and the issue came to the fore was that some gay men who participated in a festival called the ‘Darkland fetish festival’ held in Belgium and attracting many visitors from abroad, had symptoms of illness. However, this does not mean that the main cause of the disease is sexual intercourse.

Claim #5: “Monkey flower was produced in the lab”

Again, as one of the traces left by the coronavirus epidemic, monkey pox is a disease produced in the laboratory; that the USA is behind it and emanating from Nigeria There are allegations.

However, these claims do not reflect the truth. Nigeria is not the country where monkeypox was first detected in a human Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, when the virus circulating today is examined by looking at its DNA sequence, it can be understood that its source is the virus in West Africa and that it was not developed in the laboratory.

Moreover, monkeypox is not seen outside of Africa for the first time in history. It is known that it was most recently seen in Europe and America in 2019, and again in America in 2021. What causes the virus to circulate animal trade and travel is considered.

Claim #6: “Monkeypox is a planned epidemic, Bill Gates, globalists, WHO at work”

As you can imagine, one of the most talked about claims about monkeypox is the disease. as a planned epidemic hugs us. It is also frequently spoken that Bill Gates, some ‘globalists’ and even the World Health Organization planned to spread this disease as a new epidemic.

However, this claim is beyond a baseless statement; illogical. Because monkey flower is actively used with vaccine and medicine; It is a disease with a very low mortality rate and the symptoms go away on their own after a certain period of time. According to many institutions and organizations, the possibility of turning into an epidemic and returning to us as new restrictions does not exist.

Another source for these claims is a ‘fictional’ report prepared by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a US-based biosecurity organization. You can click here for our news about the details of the document in question. However, to summarize briefly, the report in question ‘in case of a possible epidemic’ It was a report prepared with fictional data to observe what could happen. Its results did not show a ‘real’ scenario, but the possible endings of this fictional scenario.

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