Monkeypox virus has now been reported in 20 countries around the world, where viral infection is not endemic. This is one of the largest outbreaks of the virus outside of West Africa, where it has been endemic for years. The virus has been reported in more than 100 people as countries seek to prepare for a vaccine counterattack.
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Cases have now been reported in the US, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, among others. So far, no cases have been reported in India.
Although the United States has said it has a stockpile of smallpox vaccine in the event of an outbreak, Germany has ordered 40,000 doses of a Bavarian Nordic vaccine to be ready to vaccinate those infected with smallpox. outbreak in Germany becomes more serious. The rapid pace of transmission has baffled scientists, who have sounded the alarm about developments.
Cases of monkeypox have so far been mild. (Photo: Reuters)
HOW IS MIC SMALL PROTECTION PROTECTED?
Smallpox is a virus that originates in wild animals such as rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps on people. It belongs to the same virus family as smallpox.
The virus is transmitted when a person comes in contact with the virus of an animal, human or materials contaminated with the virus. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus enters the body through broken skin (though not visible), the respiratory tract, or mucous membranes (eyes, nose, or mouth). ). Meanwhile, animal-to-human transmission can occur by biting or scratching, bush meat preparation, direct contact with body fluids or injury material, or indirect contact with injury material, such as through bedding. contaminated.
Scientists are also investigating human-to-human contact behind the rise in cases of monkeypox virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also speculated that sexual activity in two recent radishes in Europe is the reason for the spread.
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A boy suffering from smallpox is sitting on his father’s legs while receiving treatment at the center of the international medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region of the Central African Republic. (Photo: AFP)
Dr. David Heymann, who previously headed the WHO’s emergency department, told The Associated Press that the main theory behind the spread of the disease was sexual transmission in radishes held in Spain and Belgium.
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The CDC states that while human-to-human transmission is thought to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets, other methods of transmission include direct contact with body fluids or injury material, and indirect contact with material. of injury, such as clothing or contaminated clothing. .
Cases of smallpox have so far been mild and no deaths have been reported. The virus usually causes fever, chills, rashes, and injuries to the face or genitals. Most people recover within a few weeks without hospitalization.