What is monkeypox? What you should know about monkeypox
➤ Monkeypox virus is an Orthopoxvirus which is the genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus which causes smallpox monkeypox zoonoses a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans according to the W H O cases occur close to Tropical rainforests inhabited by animals
➤ Health authorities in the UK have confirmed a case of monkeypox a rare viral infection it was detected in a person with recent travel history to Nigeria where they are believed to have recorded the patient is being treated in a specialist isolation unit in London
➤ Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus which is the genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus which causes smallpox monkeypox zoonoses a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans according to the W H O cases occur close to Tropical rainforests inhabited by animals
➤That carry the virus monkeypox virus infections have been detected in squirrels Gambian post-grad Thomas and some species of monkeys human to human transmission of the virus is power limited it can be through contact with bodily fluids lesions on the skin the respiratory tract or to the eyes nose or mouth or by this contaminated objects such as bedding and clothing according to the US Centre
➤To Disease Control and Prevention CDC the infection was first discovered in 1958 two outbreaks of a box-like disease were recorded in colonies of monkeys that were kept for research which lead to the name monkeypox since 1917 human cases of monkeypox have been reported from 11 African countries causes of monkeypox outside of Africa usually occur due to international travel or imported animals monkeypox cases have been reported in Israel
➤ In the USA Singapore and United Kingdom monkeypox causes symptoms similar to a small box According to the CDC initially the virus may cause fever headache muscle aches backache swollen lymph nodes and exertion the incubation period for monkeypox is usually 7 to 14 days but can range from 5 to 21 days as well usually within a day to three days of the onset of fever
➤ The patient develops a rash that begins on the face and spread to other parts of the body rash changes and goes to different stages before finally forming a scab which later Falls off according to the W H O the proportion of patients who die has been read between 0 and 11% in a document in cases and higher among young children there is no safe proven treatment for monkeypox get the wh to recommend supporter treatment depending on the symptoms
Why is this important now
➤ If we know about monkeypox for over 50 years why are we so concerned about it now the reason is that as of May 2022 dozens of cases have begun to appear outside of Africa at the time of writing this article over 100 + cases recorded in 16 different countries the reason this is concerning is that primary mode of transmission of monkeypox is totally human to human transmission
Symptoms of monkeypox
➤Monkeypox has been in the news for quite some time monkeypox symptoms start with some Basic symptoms like any other for example chickenpox and smallpox basically the monkeypox virus is very similar to that of smallpox by this and we know smallpox is no longer present in the world is eliminated so chickenpox is still there and the symptoms will be similar to chickenpox at the start point as slowly as it progresses
➤ the symptoms will be the symptoms of the monkeypox virus and monkeypox infection starts with fever, headache, Muscle aches, Backache, Swollen lymph nodes, Chill, and Exhaustion, within 1 to 3 days ( sometimes longer) after the appears of fever, the patients develop a rash, often beginning on the face then spreading to other parts of the body
➤Formation of skin lesions
➤Lesions progress through the following stages before falling off
➤ MACULES
➤ PAPULES
➤ VESICLES
➤ PUSTULES
➤ SCABS
➤The illness typically lasts for 2 to 4 weeks
CONCLUSION
In this article, I have discussed what is monkeypox and its symptoms in detailed