Monkeypox
Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus.The disease was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys, which were being used for research. In 1970, the first human case of monkeypox was reported. It is rarely found, and the signs and symptoms are similar tosmallpox, though less severe. The disease is rare and mostly found in central and west Africa. Some cases are also being reported from the UK though.
Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus.The disease was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys, which were being used for research. In 1970, the first human case of monkeypox was reported. It is rarely found, and the signs and symptoms are similar tosmallpox, though less severe. The disease is rare and mostly found in central and west Africa. Some cases are also being reported from the UK though.
Monkeypox was majorly found Africa and occasionally in other countries, including the US. In 2003, the first outbreak of monkeypox occurred outside Africa occurred in the US.A shipment of infected rodents was exported to Texas from Ghana. The virus from the rodents spread to pet prairie dogs, infecting 47 people.
Since international travel is back to what it was pre-coronavirus pandemic, this virusis getting easily spread around the world. In 2021, a US resident caught the virus after he travelled from Nigeria to the United States. In 2022, there was an outbreak in several regions outside Africa with 1,000 cases worldwide as of June 2022.
Anyone who comes in contact with an infected person can get the virus. However, in Africa, children under the age of 15 are mostly affected. Outside Africa, as per the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), "a notable proportion" of cases in the UK and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men.
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