Monkeypox cases are on the rise. The world is on edge because of the news from many countries on the subject. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, in a statement on his social media account yesterday, stated that a case of monkeypox was seen in Turkey. Minister Koca said, “Monkey pox was detected in one of our patients. The patient is 37 years old, has an immune system deficiency. He is in isolation. Contact follow-up was done, no other case was found. As it is known, this disease is transmitted not by respiratory, but by close physical contact,” a statement made by the World Health Organization’s Europe Regional Director, Dr. Hans Kluge.
CASES OF MONKEY POLO IS INCREASING
WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge conveyed the latest developments regarding the spread of the monkeypox virus at the press conference.
WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge, who said that Europe was the center of the monkeypox epidemic, explained the frightening details one by one.
Kluge said in a statement, “As of June 15, more than 4,500 cases have been detected in the WHO European region. The number of cases has tripled in the last two weeks.” used the expressions.
99 PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE MALE
Expressing that the majority of confirmed cases in the region are people between the ages of 21 and 40, Kluge said that 99 percent of these patients are men.
MOSTLY TRANSMITTED THROUGH SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
Expressing that the Monkey Pox virus is mostly transmitted from male to male through sexual intercourse, Kluge continued his speech as follows: