<story><title>Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yosito</author><text>According to the CDC:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Infections with the type of monkeypox virus identified in this outbreak ... are rarely fatal. Over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive. However, people with ... a history of eczema ... may be more likely to ... die.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cdc.gov&amp;#x2F;poxvirus&amp;#x2F;monkeypox&amp;#x2F;faq.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cdc.gov&amp;#x2F;poxvirus&amp;#x2F;monkeypox&amp;#x2F;faq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I feel simultaneous relief and terror. While I do feel that the eczema part I&amp;#x27;ve highlighted is probably some standard language around risk to people with immune conditions, I do wonder how much of a higher risk eczema poses in cases like this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Bjorkbat</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m less worried about fatality and more worried about long-term health consequences.&lt;p&gt;COVID worries me, but not because it might kill me.  I&amp;#x27;m more worried about long-term brain fog and respiratory problems.  I&amp;#x27;m more worried about being permanently disabled.  I&amp;#x27;m worried about having to life a kind of life where I feel like I&amp;#x27;m substantially less than I once was.&lt;p&gt;But back to the point, I&amp;#x27;m curious what the odds are of getting monkeypox and never quite fully recovering from it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yosito</author><text>According to the CDC:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Infections with the type of monkeypox virus identified in this outbreak ... are rarely fatal. Over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive. However, people with ... a history of eczema ... may be more likely to ... die.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cdc.gov&amp;#x2F;poxvirus&amp;#x2F;monkeypox&amp;#x2F;faq.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.cdc.gov&amp;#x2F;poxvirus&amp;#x2F;monkeypox&amp;#x2F;faq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I feel simultaneous relief and terror. While I do feel that the eczema part I&amp;#x27;ve highlighted is probably some standard language around risk to people with immune conditions, I do wonder how much of a higher risk eczema poses in cases like this.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>valbaca</author><text>Wow, thank you for pointing this out. I have eczema and would&amp;#x27;ve never though it would increase my risk against *Monkeypox*. Wild, but glad I&amp;#x27;m better informed.</text></comment>