Monkeypox: WHO warns of risk of spread this summer

The cases of monkeypox keep mounting. An outbreak that worries the WHO. On Wednesday, the organization sounded the alert Wednesday against the risk of a possible spread of the virus during festivals and other large gatherings to come during the summer.

Monkey pox: towards an epidemic this summer?

So the number of cases of monkey pox is increasing in about thirty countries, outside the endemic areas, the health authorities are worried and wondering.

This means that the transmission of the virus took place silently, under the radar of the authorities.

In Europe, the virus has been circulating since mid-April. To date, 106 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in the UK, 49 in Portugal and 17 in France, between May 13 and 26. This is why the European territory has become, in a few months, the main focus of infection outside the endemic areas of West and Central Africa.

Large gatherings are conducive to the spread of the disease

A spread of the virus that is not ready to stop this summer, according to the authorities:

In particular, he alerted the population against the spread of the virus during festivals and other large gatherings planned throughout the summer.

Although there is no question of a “global pandemic” yet, the WHO is looking for contact cases and isolating infected patients in order to stem the spread of the virus.

Monkey pox: symptoms to detect

According to Hans Henri Kluge, most cases have been reported by men, after having had sex with other men. He recalled that anyone can catch monkeypox through close physical contact.

The first symptoms of monkeypox are:

• Fever ;
• Headaches ;
• Lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes);
• Body aches ;
• Back pain;
• Tired.
• Within 1 to 3 days of the onset of fever, a blistering rash appears: small peeling patches of skin that contain fluid. Itching is common. The disease, generally benign, most often heals spontaneously, after 2 to 3 weeks.