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The World Health Organization estimates there are thousands of monkeypox infections in about a dozen African countries every year. HOW MANY MONKEYPOX CASES ARE THERE TYPICALLY? On Tuesday, Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the outbreak “is not the beginning of a new pandemic” but needed to be contained quickly. Many of the cases being identified have no links to previous infections, suggesting the virus is already spreading widely. Still, Britain’s Health Security Agency has said it expects to see new infections “on a daily basis” and WHO’s Europe director warned that the summer season of festivals and parties could spread the disease. Monkeypox also requires very close contact to spread, so it is not likely to prompt big waves of disease like COVID-19, which can be transmitted in the air by people with no symptoms.
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has 1,000 doses of a vaccine approved for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox, plus more than 100 million doses of an older-generation smallpox vaccine in a government stockpile, officials said.Īny outbreak of an emerging virus is concerning, but most of the cases have been mild and there have been no deaths so far. is offering high-risk contacts the smallpox vaccine and recommending anyone who might be infected to isolate until they recover. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended all suspected cases be isolated and that high-risk contacts be offered a smallpox vaccine. Smallpox vaccines are effective against monkeypox and anti-viral drugs are also being developed. Most people recover within about two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, monkeypox can be fatal for up to 6% of cases and is thought to be more severe in children. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body. Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS AND HOW IS IT TREATED? Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox” exclusive to men who have sex with men, said the CDC’s Dr. “Infectious diseases don’t care about borders or social networks. Other experts warn the disease could spread more widely if measures aren't taken to stop the outbreak.
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“It's just that they are a community and by having sex with each other, that is how it's spreading,” he said. Jake Dunning, an infectious diseases researcher at the University of Oxford, who is also involved in treating cases in London. “This may just be unlucky that (monkeypox) happened to get into this one particular community first,” said Dr. It's unclear, but the disease is no more likely to infect gay and bisexual men than anyone else. WHY ARE MOST OF THE CURRENT INFECTIONS OUTSIDE AFRICA IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN? Scientists say it will be difficult to determine whether the spread is being driven by sex or merely close contact.