The monkeypox virus, which has been seen in England, Spain, Portugal, the USA, Canada, Sweden and Italy to date, has spread to 4 more countries. France, Belgium, Germany and Australia were included in the list of countries where monkeypox virus, which is known to cause skin rashes on the face and the rest of the body, and also causes symptoms such as fever and headache, is seen.
SHOWS MILF SYMPTOMS
French authorities announced that the test of a 29-year-old teenager living in the Ile-de-France region of Paris was positive. It was stated that the infected teenager had not recently traveled to a country where the virus was seen. Belgian experts announced that 2 cases were detected in two different cities. The first person was diagnosed in Antwerp, while the second case was recorded in the Flemish Brabant region. It was reported that both patients had mild symptoms.
ATTENTION TO SKIN LESION
The Bundeswehr Microbiology Institute in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, announced that the first case of monkeypox virus was detected. It was stated that the person in question had a skin lesion, which is an important feature of the disease. Australia’s first monkeypox virus was detected in a man in his 30s living in Melbourne, Victoria. It was stated that the patient had recently visited England, where the virus was seen before.
FIRST SEEN BY PEOPLE IN THE 1970s
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox virus was first detected in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 1970, monkeypox has been found in humans in 11 African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone and South Sudan. The virus was first seen outside of Africa in 2003 in the USA. Later, monkeypox virus was found in some people who traveled to Africa in Israel and the UK in 2018, Singapore in 2019, and the USA in 2021. More than 200 monkeypox viruses have been recorded in Nigeria since 2017, with more than 500 suspected cases reported. While 3 percent of cases resulted in death, the virus caused a major epidemic in the country.
Monkeypox virus is divided into two as Central African (Congo Basin) and West African strains. The Congo Basin strain is thought to cause more severe disease and be more contagious.
FLOWER VACCINE PROVIDES 85% PROTECTION
The World Health Organization states that the symptoms of the disease are “very similar to those seen in smallpox patients in the past, although clinically less severe.” According to the organization, the virus is transmitted from animal to human and from person to person through close contact. It is stated that the vaccines used against smallpox provide 85% protection against the monkeypox virus. According to WHO, it is currently unclear whether the virus is transmitted sexually. It is stated that the incubation period of the virus is usually 6 to 13 days, but it can vary from 5 to 21 days.