What is monkeypox?

The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970, when efforts to eradicate smallpox were intensifyi.

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Monkeypox is not a new disea.

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The damage caused by monkeypox resembles pus-filled blisters that eventually scab ov.

close relative of smallpox

Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a subset of viruses in the Poxviridae family called orthopoxvirus.

The name "monkeypox" comes from the first documented cases of the animal disease in 1958, when two outbreaks occurred in monkeys raised for resear.

Monkeypox belongs to the Poxviridae family, which includes smallp.

Epidemiology

Since the first human case was reported, monkeypox has been detected in several other Central and West African countries, with the majority of infections occurring in the Democratic Republic of Con.

The first reported cases of monkeypox in the United States were in 2003 following an outbreak in Texas linked to a shipment of animals from Gha.

Because monkeypox is closely related to smallpox, a smallpox vaccine can provide protection against infection with both virus.

transmission

The virus can be spread through contact with infected people or animals or contaminated surfac.

Health officials are concerned that the virus may now be spreading through the community, possibly through a new mechanism or rou.

symptoms and signs

Once the virus enters the body, it starts to replicate and spread through the body through the blo.

Monkeypox produces smallpox-like skin lesions, but the symptoms are usually milder than those of smallp.

While monkeypox is rare and usually not fatal, one version of the disease kills about 10 percent of those infect.

Vaccines and Treatments

Treatment of monkeypox mainly focuses on relieving sympto.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is currently no treatment for monkeypox infecti.

Since smallpox is closely related to monkeypox, the smallpox vaccine protects against both diseas.

There is evidence that the smallpox vaccine helps prevent monkeypox infection and reduces the severity of sympto.

A vaccine called Imvamune or Imvanex has been licensed in the United States to prevent monkeypox and smallp.

Getting vaccinated after exposure to the virus may also help reduce the chance of serious illne.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends that only people who have been or may have been exposed to monkeypox get the smallpox vacci.

Immunocompromised people are a high-risk gro.

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