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– LordLavaLamp -15 points 2 years ago +2 / -17

It's a pox-family virus, fellas. Like chickenpox or smallpox.

Those have airborne transmission (chickenpox especially is super virulent), and there's evidence emerging that monkeypox might also be airborne.

It's entirely possible that this is just that, household airborne spread like you'd see with chickenpox or even a common cold (because SOMEONE in the house can't stop fucking dudes with open sores, but that's another point entirely).

Put the pitchforks down for a bit; you arms'll get tired stabbing at every shadow on the ground. Wait 'til there's actual evidence of abuse.

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– blackestknight 13 points 2 years ago +13 / -0

Transmission

Varicella is highly contagious. The virus can be spread from person to person by direct contact, inhalation of aerosols from vesicular fluid of skin lesions of acute varicella or zoster, and possibly through infected respiratory secretions that also may be aerosolized.

Direct contact with fluids for Chicken pox. Monkey Pox is not the varicella virus however, it's a variola virus. Different things entirely. Monkeypox belongs to the same family of viruses like Smallpox. Chickenpox is a Herpes virus.

It's a pox-family virus, fellas. Like chickenpox or smallpox.

Chicken pox is not a pox-family virus. It's a Herpes family virus, Varicella-Zoster.

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