The first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in Canyon County.

The first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in Canyon County.

Southwest District Health announced Tuesday that the case was detected in mid-November in a male Canyon County resident.

  • @A_A
    19•10 months ago

    The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus,[a] a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. The variola virus, the causative agent of the disease smallpox, is also in this genus. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox

    • @Burn_The_Right
      8•10 months ago

      including sexual contact

      I mean, are we at risk of anyone at all fucking someone from Idaho? It’s the world capital of potato-brained conservatives. No one on earth wants any of that gravy.

      • @The_v
        26•10 months ago

        The Mormon church is currently joining a long list of other religions taking advantage of people in Africa. The source likely some teenager coming back from their “mission” early.

        They send home a steady stream of missionaries for fucking everything that moves. They even have a standard procedure of covering up the illegal assaults they do.

        • @Burn_The_Right
          1•10 months ago

          Yes, fair enough. I hereby amend my statement to exclude the normal minority. If you can read this message, you are surrounded by conservatives. Run!