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.

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    And since we know conservatives are plague rats who refuse to do a goddamned thing to prevent the spread of a disease, we can expect Idahoans to do everything in their power to share it with Washington and Oregon.

    Conservatives are the real plague… Long overdue for a cure.

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    >mpox

    If they had to rename it from monkey pox, why not go full scientific like COVID-19 (SARS CoV-2)? Mpox sounds like a post-ironic fedora core punk band.

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    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