Alaska state health officials say an elderly man has died from Alaskapox. It’s the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus.

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Are these people seriously with their naming of diseases?

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Alaskapox, also known as AKPV, is related to smallpox, cowpox and mpox, health officials said.

Turns out, Alaskapox was the less bad name…

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MMMPox

Goddammit now I’ve got that Hanson song in my head. I deserve it.

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MMMPox!

indiscernible screaming

MMMPox.

cries of agony

Yeah, yeah!

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Right? Obvious name would be Alpox

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“cat frequently scratched the patient” lol

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Dang, I was just planning on a trip to Alaska to get scratched by stray cats. I guess I’ll have to cancel now that this newfangled Alaskapox has popped up.

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2020 the 49ers lose the super bowl and we get covid pandemic

2024 the 49ers lose the super bowl and Alaskapox 😱

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Hey, I’ve seen this one. This is a classic!

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kittypox

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