The World Health Organization has just alerted Europe to the development of monkeypox on the old continent.
The monkey pox does not seem to be controlled enough within theEuropean Union. Indeed, the World Health Organization has just judged that “urgent and coordinated action is imperative if we want to change course in the race once morest the spread of the disease”. In effect, a statement published at the end of the week underlines that Europe must react as quickly as possible in order to stop the progression of monkeypox on European territory.
A situation soon to be uncontrollable in Europe?
The WHO regional director came to encourage European countries to react to the monkey pox epidemic. Indeed, he hopes that the latter will increase “their efforts in the coming weeks and months to prevent monkeypox from taking hold in a larger geographical area”. For Hanz Kluge, director of WHO Europe, “there is simply no room for passivity”.
At the level of the development of the disease on the old continent, we learn that 4,500 cases of monkeypox are reported every day. This represents three times more than in the middle of June 2022. In detail, the most affected countries are: UK with 1,076 cases, theGermany (838), Spain (736), Portugal (365) and France (350).
As a reminder, monkeypox, also known as “monkeypox”, is a virus transmitted to humans by animals (viral zoonosis). The symptoms are similar to those of smallpox, but less serious. The WHO recalls that “the incubation period of the virus generally varies from 6 to 13 days, but can range from 5 to 21 days”.
First of all, the invasive period, lasting between 0 and 5 days, when the symptoms appear (fever, adenopathy, back pain, marked asthenia, myalgia or even intense headaches); then the rash, starting 1-3 days later and focusing on the face and extremities. The WHO points out that “it affects the face (in 95% of cases), the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet (in 75% of cases). The oral mucous membranes (in 70% of cases), the genitals (30%) and the conjunctivae (20%) as well as the cornea are also marked”.
