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After Corona, now the world is facing the threat of monkeypox
Monkeypox: After the Corona epidemic, now the disease called Mpox has increased the concern. The disease is mainly found in Africa but now it has been reported in Pakistan and Sweden. India has also warned about its infection.
While the world has just recovered from the Corona epidemic, there is another crisis facing the world. A new challenge has been created. Although this disease is mainly found in Africa, its cases are also increasing in different parts of the world. Although monkeypox does not spread as fast as the corona virus, it can be somewhat fatal. Measures are being taken as a precautionary measure in India as well. Importantly, the virus has also reached the neighboring country of Pakistan. This virus has posed a challenge to the world for the second time in 2 years. Now the World Health Organization has also declared a global emergency in this regard.
Patients found in Pakistan
Monkeypox has reached Sweden and Pakistan. Sweden says a person who returned from Africa has been diagnosed with monkeypox. The world is on alert after the World Health Organization declared an emergency and warned of the risk of more cases in Europe. On Friday, Pakistan became the second country to report Mpox. The patient had returned from a Gulf country, Pakistani health officials said, adding that investigations were underway to determine the type of monkeypox virus infection.
1 percent of people die
A new case of monkeypox has been reported and a new strain of the virus has been discovered. Which is called 'Clade IB'. It is a species of clade I, found in Congo, Africa. Swedish authorities have said that clade IB is spreading mainly among household members and is affecting children more. In 2022, when the worldwide threat of Mpox was released, the widespread clade IIB was primarily sexually transmitted. An outbreak of MPox in July 2022 affected nearly 100,000 people, mostly gay and bisexual men, in 116 countries, and killed nearly 200 people. India has reported 27 cases and one death. Clade IB disease is similar to Clade IIB, but spreads faster and can kill more people. Clade II viruses from West Africa kill about 1 percent of people, but clade I can kill 10 percent, according to reports.
Infections increased in African countries
The current outbreak, which began in January 2023, has reported more than 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Most of them are children. The disease has spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, and cases and deaths are increasing.
Monkey pox usually causes blisters that last 2 to 4 weeks. The disease may begin with fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, weakness, and swollen glands. Blisters may occur on the face, palms, soles of the feet, groin, genitals, and/or anus. They can also appear on the mouth, throat, and eyes. In most cases, these symptoms resolve on their own within a few weeks, with the exception of pain or fever medications. But in some people, MPOX can lead to complications and even death.
Monkeypox is spread through close contact with infected people. Infection can occur through close contact with an infected person's face (talking or breathing) or through skin-to-skin contact, including sexual intercourse and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact. The disease is also spread through bites or scratches from infected animals, such as some types of monkeys and rats. Skinning of such animals or eating their meat undercooked can also cause the disease. People with weakened or compromised immune systems are at higher risk of developing severe monkeypox or dying. Whereas corona is spread through small droplets in the air by breathing, talking, sneezing or coughing and it spreads very quickly.
What should be treated?
In 2022 it was approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of monkeypox. The World Health Organization says that such drugs are usually given only in rare cases. There are also three vaccines for monkeypox – MVA-BN, LC16 and OrthopoxVac
Monkeypox: After the Corona epidemic, now the disease called Mpox has increased the concern. The disease is mainly found in Africa but now it has been reported in Pakistan and Sweden. India has also warned about its infection.
While the world has just recovered from the Corona epidemic, there is another crisis facing the world. A new challenge has been created. Although this disease is mainly found in Africa, its cases are also increasing in different parts of the world. Although monkeypox does not spread as fast as the corona virus, it can be somewhat fatal. Measures are being taken as a precautionary measure in India as well. Importantly, the virus has also reached the neighboring country of Pakistan. This virus has posed a challenge to the world for the second time in 2 years. Now the World Health Organization has also declared a global emergency in this regard.
Patients found in Pakistan
Monkeypox has reached Sweden and Pakistan. Sweden says a person who returned from Africa has been diagnosed with monkeypox. The world is on alert after the World Health Organization declared an emergency and warned of the risk of more cases in Europe. On Friday, Pakistan became the second country to report Mpox. The patient had returned from a Gulf country, Pakistani health officials said, adding that investigations were underway to determine the type of monkeypox virus infection.
1 percent of people die
A new case of monkeypox has been reported and a new strain of the virus has been discovered. Which is called 'Clade IB'. It is a species of clade I, found in Congo, Africa. Swedish authorities have said that clade IB is spreading mainly among household members and is affecting children more. In 2022, when the worldwide threat of Mpox was released, the widespread clade IIB was primarily sexually transmitted. An outbreak of MPox in July 2022 affected nearly 100,000 people, mostly gay and bisexual men, in 116 countries, and killed nearly 200 people. India has reported 27 cases and one death. Clade IB disease is similar to Clade IIB, but spreads faster and can kill more people. Clade II viruses from West Africa kill about 1 percent of people, but clade I can kill 10 percent, according to reports.
Infections increased in African countries
The current outbreak, which began in January 2023, has reported more than 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Most of them are children. The disease has spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, and cases and deaths are increasing.
Monkey pox usually causes blisters that last 2 to 4 weeks. The disease may begin with fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, weakness, and swollen glands. Blisters may occur on the face, palms, soles of the feet, groin, genitals, and/or anus. They can also appear on the mouth, throat, and eyes. In most cases, these symptoms resolve on their own within a few weeks, with the exception of pain or fever medications. But in some people, MPOX can lead to complications and even death.
Monkeypox is spread through close contact with infected people. Infection can occur through close contact with an infected person's face (talking or breathing) or through skin-to-skin contact, including sexual intercourse and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact. The disease is also spread through bites or scratches from infected animals, such as some types of monkeys and rats. Skinning of such animals or eating their meat undercooked can also cause the disease. People with weakened or compromised immune systems are at higher risk of developing severe monkeypox or dying. Whereas corona is spread through small droplets in the air by breathing, talking, sneezing or coughing and it spreads very quickly.
What should be treated?
In 2022 it was approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of monkeypox. The World Health Organization says that such drugs are usually given only in rare cases. There are also three vaccines for monkeypox – MVA-BN, LC16 and OrthopoxVac
While the world has just recovered from the Corona epidemic, there is another crisis facing the world. A new challenge has been created. Although this disease is mainly found in Africa, its cases are also increasing in different parts of the world. Although monkeypox does not spread as fast as the corona virus, it can be somewhat fatal. Measures are being taken as a precautionary measure in India as well. Importantly, the virus has also reached the neighboring country of Pakistan. This virus has posed a challenge to the world for the second time in 2 years. Now the World Health Organization has also declared a global emergency in this regard.
Patients found in Pakistan
Monkeypox has reached Sweden and Pakistan. Sweden says a person who returned from Africa has been diagnosed with monkeypox. The world is on alert after the World Health Organization declared an emergency and warned of the risk of more cases in Europe. On Friday, Pakistan became the second country to report Mpox. The patient had returned from a Gulf country, Pakistani health officials said, adding that investigations were underway to determine the type of monkeypox virus infection.
1 percent of people die
A new case of monkeypox has been reported and a new strain of the virus has been discovered. Which is called 'Clade IB'. It is a species of clade I, found in Congo, Africa. Swedish authorities have said that clade IB is spreading mainly among household members and is affecting children more. In 2022, when the worldwide threat of Mpox was released, the widespread clade IIB was primarily sexually transmitted. An outbreak of MPox in July 2022 affected nearly 100,000 people, mostly gay and bisexual men, in 116 countries, and killed nearly 200 people. India has reported 27 cases and one death. Clade IB disease is similar to Clade IIB, but spreads faster and can kill more people. Clade II viruses from West Africa kill about 1 percent of people, but clade I can kill 10 percent, according to reports.
Infections increased in African countries
The current outbreak, which began in January 2023, has reported more than 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Most of them are children. The disease has spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, and cases and deaths are increasing.
Monkey pox usually causes blisters that last 2 to 4 weeks. The disease may begin with fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, weakness, and swollen glands. Blisters may occur on the face, palms, soles of the feet, groin, genitals, and/or anus. They can also appear on the mouth, throat, and eyes. In most cases, these symptoms resolve on their own within a few weeks, with the exception of pain or fever medications. But in some people, MPOX can lead to complications and even death.
Monkeypox is spread through close contact with infected people. Infection can occur through close contact with an infected person's face (talking or breathing) or through skin-to-skin contact, including sexual intercourse and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact. The disease is also spread through bites or scratches from infected animals, such as some types of monkeys and rats. Skinning of such animals or eating their meat undercooked can also cause the disease. People with weakened or compromised immune systems are at higher risk of developing severe monkeypox or dying. Whereas corona is spread through small droplets in the air by breathing, talking, sneezing or coughing and it spreads very quickly.
What should be treated?
In 2022 it was approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of monkeypox. The World Health Organization says that such drugs are usually given only in rare cases. There are also three vaccines for monkeypox – MVA-BN, LC16 and OrthopoxVac
