A message containing false information about the monkeypox virus went viral on the internet in the form of a BBC News graphic. The message claims that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified the virus as an airborne illness. say that it is a form of herpes that can most lead to paralysis.
The claim comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the virus a global fitness emergency. The United States also recently declared it a national emergency. These statements have led to a large amount of false information circulating about the monkeypox virus.
We found that the data discussed in the viral post is false. The WebQoof team uncovered no evidence on the official CDC and WHO websites for the claims made.
The viral graph suggests that ape pox is airborne and can infect anyone within 15 feet. He also mentions that the disease lasts 2 to four months and that the disease has been classified as a form of herpes. The last claim in the graph is that the virus can eventually paralyze an inflamed individual.
A file of the message can be viewed here.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)
Similar files can be here, here and here.
Consulting the CDC’s official website, we did not discover any evidence to support the claim that the virus is an airborne illness. People with the virus regularly have a rash located on or near the genitals and it can also be on other parts of the body, such as the chest, hands, feet, or face.
WHO provides verified data on monkeypox virus
(Source: WHO website/Screenshot)
The virus can be spread through direct physical contact or by coming into contact with an object or tissue used by an inflamed person. The online page discussed that it can also be spread through intimate contact. It is also possible for a person to contract the virus from an inflamed animal. However, there is no such evidence that anyone within 15 feet can contract the virus.
However, the CDC in some previous releases has discussed the need for protective equipment against airborne diseases to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
“For example, in an outbreak of monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017, cases of airborne transmission were recorded between fitness staff who had no direct contact with patients and in a criminal where there was no direct contact.
However, that knowledge is examples of cases and the effects of a physically powerful study. As a result, it is lately unclear to what extent airborne transmission plays a role in the overall spread of the virus,” Health Desk said.
Most viral infections that can be airborne, such as tuberculosis and measles, which are mostly airborne, likely only spread to about 7 feet, Health Desk added.
No, the monkeypox virus belongs to the giant viral circle of relatives known as poxviridae, while herpes belongs to another viral circle of relatives known as herpesviridae.
This obviously indicates that the claim that this is a form of herpes is false.
We also found that the graphic is similar to an actual post shared via BBC News on their official Instagram account. The news firm had shared a message on July 23 to raise awareness about the virus.
There are similarities in the publishing templates. However, the content of the viral graph is different from the original.
(Source: Instagram/Modified via The Quint)
It’s understandable that any of the graphics have the same style design, but the content of the viral graphic is different from the original shared via BBC News.
A BBC News spokesman showed Reuters that the news firm had produced the chart.
Obviously, a graph with erroneous data on the monkeypox virus circulates on the Internet.
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