{"id":15971,"date":"2022-07-07T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/conceptual-analysis-research-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T08:49:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:49:04","slug":"monkeypox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/monkeypox\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkeypox: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the world recovers from the epidemic of covid, another disease is spreading. The rare but fatal monkeypox is caused by a virus that attacks monkeys and other animals in forested areas of the African continent, however, cases have been documented in other parts of the world as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, monkeypox does not pose a great threat to public health. Yet, communities most susceptible to the virus need close surveillance and better awareness. In this article, we take a look at what monkeypox is and how to identify its symptoms and recommend steps to prevent it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What exactly is monkeypox?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The monkeypox virus causes monkeypox, a rare but not a deadly disease. Poxviridae<\/a> or the family of poxviruses contains the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox can be spread through close physical contact with an infected animal or individual. In humans, the disease typically spreads through skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a monkeypox rash, sores, or scabs on their skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, monkeypox can be transmitted via respiratory droplets, oral fluids, and direct or intimate contact between people. A person can also contract monkeypox from clothing, bedding, or other surfaces contaminated with the monkeypox virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monkeypox outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first documented cases of monkeypox occurred in 1958 in colonies of monkeys being kept as research subjects. Although known as monkeypox, the disease’s origin remains unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible, animals such as African rodents and monkeys may harbor the virus. Monkeypox was first reported in humans in 1970. Many other countries in central and western Africa have reported monkeypox cases since then. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The monkeypox virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Viral infections that were once relatively isolated are spreading more easily in an increasingly globalized world. During the summer of 2021, a U.S. resident returned from Nigeria with monkeypox. Following that, outbreaks occurred in Europe, the United States, and Australia outside of Africa in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallpox and Monkeypox – How they are related<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smallpox and monkeypox both belong to the same family of viruses. Among Orthopoxvirus genus’ members is the variola virus which causes smallpox, and the cowpox virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some similarity in monkeypox symptoms to smallpox symptoms, but it is less severe; and monkeypox rarely causes death. To date, no deaths have been reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this, monkeypox can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and inflammation in your brain (encephalitis) and eyes. Remember that chickenpox and monkeypox are completely different diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the signs and symptoms of monkeypox?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some days or weeks may pass after exposure before you experience symptoms. Flu-like symptoms that may accompany monkeypox include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n