Delacorr Posted June 14, 2003 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2003 This a photo of my friend's arm. He is a pet handler at a local vetinary hospital and these sores have been appearing on his arm and back...could he have monkey pox? Friend Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloated Corpse Posted June 14, 2003 #2 Share Posted June 14, 2003 A better picture might help. That could be anything from acne to craters on the surface of Mars. If it were me and I was faced with something forming on me the first thing I would go is the doctor, not asking a friend if I had a disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted June 14, 2003 #3 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Never heard of Monkey Pox, but it does look like a ver bad case of Chicken Pox or Measles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 14, 2003 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Monkey Pox? I'm ment to know what that is? Ok, well, anyway. It really could be anything, from Measles, chicken pox, Acne, who knows. Can somebody explain monkey pox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslan Posted June 14, 2003 #5 Share Posted June 14, 2003 It's bigger than smallpox, fouler than chickenpox, and beefier than cowpox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted June 14, 2003 #6 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Here is some information about Monkeypox: Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted June 15, 2003 #7 Share Posted June 15, 2003 It could be anything , for goodness sake he should go see a Doctor . Even if it isn't monkey pox it dosen't look comfortable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted June 15, 2003 #8 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Very good advice from Kismit there, go and see a doctor, as it could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delacorr Posted June 15, 2003 Author #9 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Yea don't worry we brought him to a doctor and it is just an allergic reaction to something....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsupreme Posted June 15, 2003 #10 Share Posted June 15, 2003 There stood something in our local newspaper about the Monkey Pocks. There was an outbreak in the Mid West of the USA. But Althalus' article already said that Odin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdodo Posted June 15, 2003 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2003 I really don't know what that could be .. But as I think ... he should go to the doctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delacorr Posted June 15, 2003 Author #12 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Some idiot exotic pet handler sold some asian Rat to somebody in the US (who would want a RAT?)...the rat somehow contracted monley pox, something like chicken pox but on monkeys, and the rat infested the prairie dog population in the west which were shipped out all over the country to pet stores...people are idiots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted June 15, 2003 #13 Share Posted June 15, 2003 In humans, the clinical features of monkeypox are similar to those of smallpox, except that swelling of lymph nodes is associated with monkeypox. About 12 days after exposure, the illness begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, a general feeling of discomfort, and exhaustion. Within one to three days (sometimes longer) after onset of fever, the patient develops a papular rash (i.e., raised bumps), often first on the face but sometimes initially on other parts of the body. The lesions usually develop through several stages before crusting and falling off. The illness typically lasts for two to four weeks. In Africa, monkeypox is fatal in as many as 10 percent of people who get the disease; the case fatality ratio for smallpox was about 30 percent before the disease was eradicated. eeeww nasty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust19 Posted June 16, 2003 #14 Share Posted June 16, 2003 weird, not the spots, but the fact that it was scanned out of an already printed source. I can tell by the moire pattern that has formed due to scanning something that has previously been screened in the printing process. So unless your friend was in a magazine or a local newspaper, I don't really believe this pic....i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted June 16, 2003 #15 Share Posted June 16, 2003 either that or it was scanned in at a very low resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delacorr Posted June 16, 2003 Author #16 Share Posted June 16, 2003 It was a film print that they took of with a digital camera and then sent it in to a health organization.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delacorr Posted June 18, 2003 Author #17 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I told you...picture of pictures don't come out good...but he is actually doing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abducted Posted June 21, 2003 #18 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Monkey pox......ok.......chicken pox...whats next lizard pox?!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezil936 Posted July 1, 2003 #19 Share Posted July 1, 2003 ohhh yeah! this was on the news a little while ago. pet shop keepers and vets and owners of prarie dogs were getting infected. :shrug: no biggie. sucks for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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