The American Heritage Dictionary “plagues”
1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.
Important Takeaways:
- China reports a five-fold increase in Mpox cases; 96% patients are male
- As per a statement by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 96 per cent of the patients were male and reported sexual activity with another man.
- As per the Chinese CDC, while in June the cases stood at 106, in July, the count reached a high of 491. However, as per a Bloomberg report, there were no severe cases or deaths from the virus, that until recently was known as Monkeypox.
- In late July, the agency, as per the report, asked its local branches to improve access to tests and treatment, mobilize volunteers and social organizations to educate “priority groups” — vulnerable groups including men who have sex with men — about Mpox.
- The largest concentration of cases have been reported from Guangdong province and Beijing. However, last month, other areas have also reported quite a few cases. Shanghai and Western Sichuan province each reported 25 Mpox cases.
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Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Important Takeaways:
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of the potential resurgence of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, ahead of summer gatherings.
- The agency revealed there were 12 confirmed and one probable case of mpox reported in the Chicago area between April 17 and May 5.
- As of May 10, more than 30,000 cases have been reported in the US, according to the CDC.
- The outbreak had a peak of about 460 cases a day in August 2022.
- Not everyone who has the virus will get a rash.
- Mpox is rarely fatal, but some people can become very ill.
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Luke 21:11 “There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.”
Important Takeaways:
- WHO declares rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
- The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed.
- Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak. Right now, men who have sex with men are putting the community at highest risk.
- The WHO chief said the global risk is moderate, but the threat is high in Europe.
- Monkeypox is unlikely to disrupt international trade or travel right now, the WHO chief said.
- More than 16,000 cases of Monkeypox have been reported across more than 70 countries so far this year, and the number of confirmed infections rose 77% from late June through early July,
- The U.S. has reported more than 2,500 Monkeypox cases so far across 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
- Infectious disease experts are concerned that health authorities have failed to contain the outbreak, and Monkeypox will permanently take root in countries where the virus wasn’t previously found with the exception of isolated cases linked to travel.
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Rev 6:7, 8 NCV When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.
Important Takeaways:
- America has now detected at least 26 cases of the virus within three weeks
- Hawaii became the twelfth state to report a case of Monkeypox this week
- Chicago also detected a second case in a ‘close contact’ and Washington D.C. spotted its first case that was linked to international travel
- Most are linked to international travel, but several are ‘close contacts’ of patients
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Matt 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
Important Takeaways:
- We don’t really know whether it’s too late to contain
- There is no need for mass vaccination
- The virus has spread “pretty wide,” but predicted that it will not evolve into an epidemic akin to the coronavirus
- Given the fact we found so many disconnected cases, it does suggest the spread is pretty wide
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Rev 6:7,8 NCV When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.
Important Takeaways:
- A further 11 people have tested positive for Monkeypox in the UK, bringing the total number of infections to 190
- Those who have been assessed and remain well have been asked to isolate for 21 days
- It’s most prevalent in parts of west or central Africa, but cases have now been detected globally.
- Monkeypox is circulating nationally and internationally, so it’s important to for people to stay vigilant.
- “There has been a notable number of cases identified among people who are gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men”
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