Although the spread of monkeypox is not as strong as that of new coronary pneumonia, more than 300 confirmed or suspected cases have been detected in more than 20 countries, most of which are from Europe; as of last week, there were more than 100 cases in the UK, 98 in Spain, and Portugal. 74 cases. Some experts believe that the WHO should learn from the lessons of the new crown pneumonia and formulate clearer guidelines for the isolation of monkeypox patients as soon as possible, advice on how to prevent infection in high-risk groups, and improve testing and tracing of people who have come into contact with the patient.
The Latin American country also fell last week. Mexico announced on Saturday that a 50-year-old American resident was diagnosed with the virus in the Netherlands. It is the second Latin American country to discover a monkeypox case following Argentina. The patient is in stable condition and is being isolated. Argentina said on Friday there were two local cases, one who had recently travelled to Spain and the other a Spanish resident who arrived in Argentina early last week. The two cases are not related. Countries with monkeypox in the Americas also include the United States and Canada, and countries in the Middle East have also been diagnosed, namely Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
WHO considers public health emergency
The monkeypox outbreak is cause for concern because the virus has historically been found only in central and western Africa and has rarely spread to other regions. The World Health Organization is considering raising the monkeypox outbreak to a “public health emergency of international concern,” along with the coronavirus and Ebola, to help speed up research and provide resources to contain it, officials told Archyde.com. related diseases. Ryan, director of the WHO emergency program, said that monkeypox has been considered as an emergency, but an emergency committee has not yet been established on monkeypox. Some experts believe that the WHO does not seem to have a decision anytime soon, because monkeypox is a known infectious disease and there is a vaccine to deal with it. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, said monkeypox is different from the new coronavirus, “but we are making some of the same mistakes in responding decisively.”
Monkeypox can be infected through close contact, including contact with infected animals, touching wounds or contaminated bedding of an infected person, and sexual contact. Experts believe that monkeypox does not spread as quickly as new coronary pneumonia, and patients will only transmit the virus to others when they have symptoms, making it easier to detect and isolate cases in time. Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, and muscle aches. A rash develops following the onset of a fever, usually spreading from the face to other parts of the body such as the hands and feet.
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