Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) they are safe from their experiences pandemii koronavirusa. At the threshold of 2025, it has become a serious threat Mpox – previously the services used the name monkeypox.
WHO upheld the August 14 decision the highest level of dangerindicating the possibility of an epidemic. The current situation is worrying spread of infectionswhich has already been recorded in 80 countries around the world.
The commanders of the organization pointed out the “need to organize and maintaining a consistent response in countries and among individual partners.
Monkeypox. WHO is safe, there is a warning
Teodros AdhanomDirector-General of WHO, was guided in his decision-making by the opinion of the Emergency Committee. This determined that monkeypox still exists threat to public health of an international nature.
The highest number of cases was recorded in Africa. These are 19 countries from this continent. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is at the top of the ranking, followed by Burundi and Nigeria.
Mpox. New variant in Germany
A new variant of the mpox virus detected a month ago in a 33-year-old patient in Cologne. According to the release Ministry of Health North Rhine-Westphalia was probably infected in one of the African countries.
Monkeypox. What symptoms?
Monkeypox is caused by virus transmitted to humans by infected animals or from person to person through close physical contact.
Symptoms of monkeypox may initially resemble those of chickenpox or smallpox. They appear in the patient between the seventh and 14th day after infection. Characteristic symptoms include: body weakness, headaches and muscle pain, high feverchills or enlarged lymph nodes.
Source: AFP, Tagesschau
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