The Booty Report

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"Arrr! Promisin' cure for the Mpox be sinkin' like a ship, while the pesky virus sails free!"

2024-08-27

Arrr matey! In the wilds of the Democratic Republic o’ the Congo, a grand trial beheld! The potion called tecovirimat, or TPOXX to ye landlubbers, proved as useless as a parrot with no squawk, fixin’ not a single mpox lesion! Aye, 'tis a right jolly waste o' rum!

Arrr, gather 'round, me hearties, for I’ve a tale from the faraway shores of the Democratic Republic o' the Congo! A mighty trial was set, where brave souls did partake in the testing of a potion called tecovirimat, or as the landlubbers be callin' it, TPOXX. 'Twas said to vanquish the dreaded mpox lesions that plague the skin of many a scallywag.

But lo and behold, after much anticipation and the clinking of tankards, the results came in! Avast! The potion proved to be naught but a mirage in the desert, no better than a simple placebo! Aye, the poor souls who sought relief found themselves as sore as a barnacle on a ship’s hull, for the lesions clung on like a leech to a sailor’s leg.

So, whilst the scientists and healers scratched their heads, the pirates chuckled and raised their mugs high! “We be better off with a hearty rum!” they cried, for clearly the magic of TPOXX be as real as a mermaid's kiss. So, let this be a lesson to ye: when faced with the dark arts of medicine, sometimes the best cure be a good laugh and a fine drink! Arrr!

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