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Spatter evidence that theyre talking about is -- it could be very, very damning. for example, blood is a very viscus liquid, which means its a thick liquid, and so it generally tends to drop in big droplets, but if you hit it with a high speed object like a bullet, the droplets get smaller. if its a very fast bullet, theres almost a mist of blood. so if he has mist-sized droplets of blood on his clothing and blood doesnt travel very far when somebody is shot, then he was very close to those vict...

We need a new phase — improving the quality of indoor air: director, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva

Robust that these things work. your thoughts? >> thats exactly right. the evidence is not robust. there is emerging evidence, a study out of kansas that suggested the case fatality rate is higher where there are mask mandates. we use the mask to stop infection. but once you get infected if you are wearing a mask, this study suggested that your chance of having a bad outcome and dying from covid was higher. that probably has to do with rebreathing these condensed droplets that have a lot of virus...

This a recent attention to post covid reflex? here to discuss fox news medical contributor doctor, seems like were freak out about a lot of things but should we be taking this seriously? >> we should take any disease seriously. but i do think we are all a little bit hypersensitive post pandemic, and it is important to be aware of this virus this monkeypox virus but i think it is important to realize that we have control over it. we have treatment for it. we have a vaccine for it. and we know tha...

This a recent attention to post covid reflex? here to discuss fox news medical contributor doctor, seems like were freak out about a lot of things but should we be taking this seriously? >> we should take any disease seriously. but i do think we are all a little bit hypersensitive post pandemic, and it is important to be aware of this virus this monkeypox virus but i think it is important to realize that we have control over it. we have treatment for it. we have a vaccine for it. and we know tha...

Robust that these things work. your thoughts? >> thats exactly right. the evidence is not robust. there is emerging evidence, a study out of kansas that suggested the case fatality rate is higher where there are mask mandates. we use the mask to stop infection. but once you get infected if you are wearing a mask, this study suggested that your chance of having a bad outcome and dying from covid was higher. that probably has to do with rebreathing these condensed droplets that have a lot of virus...

Robust that these things work. your thoughts? >> thats exactly right. the evidence is not robust. there is emerging evidence, a study out of kansas that suggested the case fatality rate is higher where there are mask mandates. we use the mask to stop infection. but once you get infected if you are wearing a mask, this study suggested that your chance of having a bad outcome and dying from covid was higher. that probably has to do with rebreathing these condensed droplets that have a lot of virus...

This a recent attention to post covid reflex? here to discuss fox news medical contributor doctor, seems like were freak out about a lot of things but should we be taking this seriously? >> we should take any disease seriously. but i do think we are all a little bit hypersensitive post pandemic, and it is important to be aware of this virus this monkeypox virus but i think it is important to realize that we have control over it. we have treatment for it. we have a vaccine for it. and we know tha...

Different countries being reported at the same time. so it is unusual but it is possible that it is all stemming back to potentially one or two exposure events that happened to be what we call super spreader events, when we were talking about covid but you saw a number of people infected at the same time which has meant the virus has moved around the world, if these people were coming together from across countries, for a gathering or a party or whatever, and then took the virus home. and now of...

Spread through skin and droplets. many infected identify as gay and bisexual men but emphasized anybody can develop and spread monkeypox. >> the transmission is happening from close physical, skin-to-skin contact. its quite different than covid in that sense. >> reporter: monkeypox is caused by a virus weve known about for more than 60 years. we have vaccines, treatments and decades of experience taking care of infected patients. still, public health officials are being careful to say we have a ...