Handling the Monkeypox Issue
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What is monkeypox?
- Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, which is an Orthopoxvirus, the same family as Variola virus (causes smallpox).
- It is a zoonotic disease i.e. transmitted from animals to humans. It was discovered among research monkeys in 1958.
- Infections have been reported in Gambian poached rats, squirrels, dormice and some monkeys.
- There is only limited human-to-human transmission of the virus. The first known human case was recorded in 1970.
- The cases predominantly occur near tropical rainforests. The disease is being reported since the 1970s in African countries. For instance, Nigeria witnessed a huge outbreak in 2017. Cases have also been reported in the USA, U
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