EU Health Agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if the outbreak continues

                                                          MONKEYPOX EPIDEMIC

Responsible For this Epidemic :

Monkeypox is a viral infection that is rarely seen outside of central and west Africa, but scores of cases were discovered in Europe and North America in May 2022. This is a big deal, and it will continue to be a big deal for a while. The fact that these cases are showing up across such wide geographic distribution is really concerning, and it suggests that this has been spreading undetected for a long time. Though the strain responsible for this epidemic is not lethal, monkeypox can be fatal. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus is transferred by direct contact, infected objects, and respiratory transmission. Despite its name, the virus is not caused by monkeys. It is closely linked to smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980. Scientists have been unable to link the virus's origins to a specific species, while African rodents may play a role in its transmission. There are smallpox antiviral medications and vaccines that can be used against monkeypox, but global supplies are limited.

TRANSMITTED :

We'll start with the basics of monkeypox, such as how it spreads and how it's transmitted. Monkeypox is transmitted through close contact with animals or humans, and it originated in animals. It's a zoonotic illness because the reservoir is an animal. It's distributed by respiratory droplets, so we breathe it out and you breathe it in through other people's exhaled air. It can also be carried by close direct skin-to-skin contact, especially if there's any broken skin. It can also be transmitted by body fluids, and we know that some of the transmission now occurs in the male gay population since the mucus membrane component is present, indicating that it can also be distributed through contaminated materials such as bed linen.

Although the virus has been spreading in the homosexual male homosexual community at the moment, it is perfectly capable of spreading anywhere that's just where it started off. Let's now look at the clinical features. This information on clinical features comes from the NHS and the World Health Organization. The incubation period is 6 to 13 days, which is the time from when someone is first exposed to the virus and when clinical symptoms appear, and there's prodromal lymphadenopathy, which is swelling in the lymph glands that can occur in the neck, under the chin, armpits, or groin. Then there's an acute illness with a fever of more than 38.3 degrees Celsius, or 101 degrees Fahrenheit, and of course, when these body temperatures are reached, the person feels quite ill and has chills because when the body temperature rises, the person feels cold and tries to keep warm by putting on blankets. 

SEVERE ACHES :

Usually, there is a severe headache. There is muscle pain and aches back pain muscle pains myalgia and intenser this term here implies weakness there is general weakness and exhaustion followed by the progressive development of rash patches produced by monkeypox one to three days later they can occur on any area of the body. This picture shows the progression of a single spot in monkeypox in a patient in Africa, where the virus is endemic in certain areas. It starts with this raised area becoming more prominent here, then it fills with pus, then it bursts, then it dries out, and then it gradually flakes off leaving a scab and a scar. Now, this rash usually starts on the face, but in some recent cases, the rashes started on the body and spread to other parts of the body, including the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands, where the disease was transmitted through sexual activity in some cases. However, it usually starts on the face, where it's denser and there are a lot of pustular spots, and it spreads elsewhere in the body and to other parts of the body, including the soles of the feet, and then the rash appears one to five days after the first symptom.

As we mentioned, it can look like chickenpox, syphilis, or smallpox. Thankfully, we no longer have smallpox, but we do occasionally get chickenpox, which is a completely different virus from the one we're talking about now, as is syphilis, which is a bacterial infection. Thankfully, we see very little syphilis now because it's largely eradicated with effective antibiotic treatments. It starts with yellow spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters, then scabs that come off, and the lesions can be itchy or painful, so keep an eye out for these symptoms. If you suspect monkeypox, seek medical counsel or contract an infectious disease clinic as soon as possible. The reason you should be concerned is that this disease can be passed on to children and cause severe disease in them, so understand how it is transmitted.

EU HEALTH AGENCY WARNS MONKEYPOX COULD BECOME ENDEMIC IN EUROPE IF THE OUTBREAK CONTINUES