After Corona, last year a virus called Monkeypox hit the world. It was an infection that was spreading rapidly from animals to humans. However, people got relief from this virus in the meantime. But once again this virus is spreading very fast in Africa. It is known as MPOX. The Director General of WHO has expressed concern over this serious disease. Seeing the increasing cases of Monkeypox, WHO has considered declaring a global health emergency.
According to the WHO report, this year more than 27000 people have been infected with this virus in DRC. At the same time, 1100 people have also died due to this virus. The number of children among those who died is high. According to a report by Al Jazeera, this virus is affecting young people more, while 85% of the people who have died are under the age of 15. Let us tell you that in the year 2022, this disease was declared a global emergency. At that time this disease had spread to 74 countries of the world, but this time the cases of this virus are increasing very fast and due to this, more people are dying.
What is monkeypox
Monkeypox is a disease that is caused by the spread of a zoonotic virus. It can spread from animals to humans and from human to human.
What are the symptoms of monkeypox
Symptoms of monkeypox include rashes and blisters on the face, palms, soles, eyes, mouth, throat, thighs and genitals. Keep in mind that until all the blisters or rashes of a monkeypox patient dry up, he can spread the infection. Its common symptoms include fever, rash, swelling, headache, muscle pain, back pain.
How can the infection spread?
According to the information available so far, the monkeypox virus can spread by touching an infected person closely, face to face contact, sexual intercourse, mucus, respiratory droplets, etc. On the other hand, if we talk about the spread of monkeypox virus from animals to humans, then it spreads by touching infected animals, eating undercooked meat, etc.
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