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WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
Another outbreak was declared by the World Health Organization on July 23rd, monkeypox. It was added to the two ongoing public health emergencies, polio and Covid-19. Monkeypox is a viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox. Initial symptoms include ones typical for a cold, such as fever, headache, sore throat, cough, back pain, muscle aches, and lack of energy. Then rash and painful lesions appear on the face, arms, and legs. The virus spreads through contact with body fluids, sores, and even items contaminated with the virus. It can also spread through respiratory droplets in a close range, like Covid. Though neither the severity nor fatality ratio is any worse than smallpox, monkeypox still deteriorates a person’s health and spread to many others. So far, the fatality ratio is around 3% to 6%, but its side effects and after effects haven’t been well known. In any case, health and the environment are the two most immediate crises the world needs to cope with.
Read the article and learn about another outbreak that concerns global public health.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/23/health/monkeypox-who-intl/index.html
WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
Another outbreak was declared by the World Health Organization on July 23rd, monkeypox. It was added to the two ongoing public health emergencies, polio and Covid-19. Monkeypox is a viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox. Initial symptoms include ones typical for a cold, such as fever, headache, sore throat, cough, back pain, muscle aches, and lack of energy. Then rash and painful lesions appear on the face, arms, and legs. The virus spreads through contact with body fluids, sores, and even items contaminated with the virus. It can also spread through respiratory droplets in a close range, like Covid. Though neither the severity nor fatality ratio is any worse than smallpox, monkeypox still deteriorates a person’s health and spread to many others. So far, the fatality ratio is around 3% to 6%, but its side effects and after effects haven’t been well known. In any case, health and the environment are the two most immediate crises the world needs to cope with.
Read the article and learn about another outbreak that concerns global public health.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/23/health/monkeypox-who-intl/index.html
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