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Texas reported the first U.S. death of an individual with monkeypox, though officials noted the patient was severely immunocompromised and the exact cause of death remained under investigation. Media reports have begun highlighting a "growing concern" over children contracting the virus, with at least 31 pediatric cases identified. The hosts compare the framing of these stories to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola scare in Dallas.
Medical experts remain uncertain if monkeypox is truly a sexually transmitted disease or if it simply spreads through the close contact inherent in sexual activity. Mo Facts shares a childhood anecdote about his grandmother warning him he would get "AIDS in the mouth" for chewing on pen caps. This leads to a discussion on how fear-based health warnings are passed down through generations and the lasting trauma they can cause.
The hosts list numerous diseases named after geographic locations—including Zika, Ebola, West Nile Virus, and German Measles—to question why naming the current virus after Wuhan is suddenly considered racist. They note the lack of historical pushback against these other names.
