Since May 6, UK health authorities facing an outbreak of monkeypoxthe smallpox agent
Smallpox is caused by infection with viruses of the Poxviridae family, genus Orthopoxvirus, which also cause other human diseases (including…” data-image=”https://cdn.futura-sciences.com /buildsv6/images/midioriginal / 0/a/2/0a2beab5fb_50036011_smallpox-dr.jpg” data-url=”https://news.google.com/health/definitions/medicine-smallpox-7981/” data-more=” Read more”>smallpox monkeys, mainly in males homosexuals or bisexual. Nine cases have been confirmed in the UK. On May 19, 2022, European Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) reports the presence of five confirmed cases in Portugal and 20 other suspects. Spain also has eight cases under investigation. the virus is also present in North America and in France, a first confirmed case was discovered in Île-de-France on May 20, 2022† A 29-year-old young man with no history of traveling to Africa.
If the first case of monkeypox discovered in England on May 7, 2022, is likely related to a trip to West Africa, it won’t be the next. † These latest cases, along with others reported across Europe, confirm our initial concern that monkeypox could be spreading within our communities. said Susan Hopkins, UKHSA’s chief medical adviser (UK Health Security Agency).
The question of a new mode of transmission, sexual, arises because most of the infected people reported having relationships with men. But the scientific community is unanimous that it is too early and that the number of cases is insufficient to claim that monkeypox is a Sexually Transmitted Infection† The virus is transmitted through close contact, whether sexual or not, with an infected person or their clothing.
The first symptoms monkeypox include: feverheadache, pains muscles, swollen glandsfatigue, and chills — nonspecific symptoms common to many viral infections. Skin lesions may appear first on the face and then on other parts of the body, especially the genitals. In most cases, the infection is not fatal and clears up within a few weeks. Anyone with these symptoms is urged by health authorities to see a doctor to limit the spread of the virus.
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