Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is spreading through direct contact with infected lesions, contaminated items, and interactions with animals. Symptoms include rashes, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is spreading through direct contact with infected lesions, contaminated items, and interactions with animals. Symptoms include rashes, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is spreading through direct contact with infected lesions, contaminated items, and interactions with animals. Symptoms include rashes, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern following a severe outbreak in Congo. Since January 2023, over 27,000 cases and approximately 1,100 deaths have been reported, marking the worst outbreak in the region's history. The emergence of a new virus variant in recent months has intensified global alarm.
Currently, two strains of the monkeypox virus are circulating in Congo: the endemic strain and a newer, less known variant. Transmission occurs through sexual contact and other close interactions, such as among children in displacement camps. The virus has spread from eastern Congo to neighboring countries including Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and Kenya.
This declaration by the WHO follows a similar warning from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. A "public health emergency of international concern" is the highest alert level issued by the international health organization.
Transmission Methods
Mpox can be transmitted between individuals through direct contact with infectious skin lesions or other affected areas like the mouth or genitals. The virus can also spread via contaminated objects such as clothing or linens, and in communal settings like tattoo parlors.
Transmission from animals to humans happens through bites, scratches, or during activities like hunting, skinning, trapping, cooking, handling carcasses, or consuming animals.
Symptoms of mpox typically appear 1 to 21 days after exposure. Common signs include rashes, fever, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, back pain, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. The symptoms generally persist for 2 to 4 weeks but may last longer in individuals with weakened immune systems.
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