Monkeypox is most often transmitted by close contact with an infected person, the incubation period is from 5 to 21 days.
The spread of monkeypox may accelerate in Europe in the summer in due to the fact that people at this time usually gather for parties and festivals. The reasons for the potential increase in the number of cases were stated by the President of the World Health Organization Hans Kluge, Reuters reports.
transmission may be accelerated as cases are being reported among those who are sexually active and the symptoms are unfamiliar to many, ”he said. In particular, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal … As of last night, more than 80 cases were confirmed. The WHO has announced the investigation of another 50 possible cases.
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How is monkeypox transmitted, what are the symptoms
The disease is transmitted by tactile and airborne droplets, but it is less contagious than COVID-19, an outbreak that has ended in some places, but the pandemic is still ongoing. Smallpox is most often transmitted through close contact with an infected person. Incubation period – from 5 to 21 days.
Symptoms – fever, back and muscle pain, chills and fatigue (fever), rash all over the body, blisters with pus. And although the disease usually passes easily and disappears on its own in a few weeks, there is also a probability of death (4-20%). Those who are not vaccinated against smallpox are the most vulnerable to the disease.
