After covid 19 monkeypox is the new disease that is making the world suffer. It started in Central and western Africa and is now spreading across the globe. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “More than 1,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox have now been reported to WHO in 29 countries that are not endemic for the disease. So far, no deaths have been reported in these countries,” Rappler reported, “Argentina was the first Latin American country to confirm a case of monkeypox.” They added, “Spain, the UK, and Portugal have recorded the most cases of the usually mild disease outside areas of western and central Africa where it is endemic.” Now the disease is in Venezuela too. The first case had been reported recently. A man came from outside of the country with the virus.
Monkeypox in Venezuela
According to a report by Reuters, “The Venezuelan government said on Sunday it had recorded its first case of monkeypox in a man who entered the country through its principal airport near Caracas after arriving from Madrid.” Health Minister Magaly Gutierrez said on Twitter that Contact tracing is taking place. According to the ministry, “He was immediately isolated, the pertinent tests were carried out and samples were taken, giving a positive result,”
Symptoms
The symptoms of monkeypox are flu-like, fever chills, swollen lymph nodes followed by widespread rash. The best thing is that the people usually recover from monkeypox within a few weeks without treatment.
Transmission
The transmission of monkeypox virus is not easy. It is not transmitted through close physical contact and sexual contact. It is a zoonotic disease. Zoonotic disease is a disease that is spread between animals and people. The origin of this disease is in rodents and primates mostly seen in Central and western Africa.
