Monkeypox should we be concerned about it?

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Monkeypox should we be concerned about it? The story has been circulating around the world over the past few days. Health officials are sounding the alarm over rising cases of monkeypox that have been reported recently in Europe and elsewhere. It is a more common type of viral infection in West and Central Africa. According to the World Health Organization, the disease recently appeared for the first time in Europe. There are also confirmed cases in the Ukraine, Germany and Russia, among others. That is particularly alarming to health authorities because it is the first time in 30 years that the disease has appeared in Europe.

The virus was first identified in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a dangerous disease, and in the early stages, most people were infected who came into contact with a monkey. In North America, a case of this disease was reported in June 2003 in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first case of monkeypox in the United States.

Monkeypox is on the rise, and if you are not aware of how it is spreading, you should know the following. There are a few things that you need to know about the virus and how it is spreading so that you can protect yourself from it.

Monkeypox – a dangerous disease?

Monkeypox is a virus that can cause symptoms including fever and aches. A virus causes it from the same family as the smallpox virus; however, it is a different strain. In Africa, where the virus has been circulating for decades, it is known as monkeypox. Monkeypox virus cannot be transmitted easily from person to person and is found in animals such as rodents, monkeys and bats. It mainly affects people with weak immune systems.

A new serotype of the deadly and highly contagious monkeypox virus has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The latest case has seen the virus spread to Central Africa. The news comes amidst an outbreak of the virus that has been rampant in the country since September 2018. In September 2018, the first case of monkeypox in the country since 1976 was reported. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that spurred the global Covid-19 pandemic has a high mortality rate.

Monkeypox is not as easily transmitted as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that spurred the global Covid-19 pandemic. The transmission would be unlikely if a monkey were to cough over a man. If a monkey spits on a man, the transmission would still be unlikely. The virus does not survive long in the air. If the monkey saliva were to enter the bloodstream, the monkeypox virus would infect a man.

Furthermore, the monkeypox virus is fragile. It is denatured easily by sunlight. That is why it has never spread on its own to become a pandemic.

The smallpox vaccine can protect against monkeypox.

A monkeypox outbreak happened in the US not long ago, which is probably the world’s first known outbreak of this virus in the country. Although the monkeypox is not generally life-threatening, it can cause severe illness in some people. The US government says it has enough smallpox vaccine stored in its Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to vaccinate the entire US population in the unlikely event of a bioterrorism attack using the smallpox virus. There are antiviral drugs for smallpox that could also treat monkeypox under certain circumstances.

The advice of the World Health Organization

If you or someone you know is infected with monkeypox, it is important to isolate yourself from the rest of the population to prevent the virus from spreading. If you are looking for medical assistance, you should visit a doctor or your local hospital.

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