: WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as cases surge #IndiaNEWS The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. The classification is

WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as cases surge #IndiaNEWS
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. The classification is the highest level of alert that the World Health Organization can issue and is expected to force governments into action.Monkeypox is a rare infection that is spread by wild animals like rodents and primates in parts of West or Central Africa, according to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service.The zoonotic virus causes a mild illness and can result in symptoms such as high temperature, headache, backache and a chickenpox-like rash. The infection can spread if a person touches monkeypox skin blisters or uses clothing, bed sheets or towels of those suffering from the disease.Monkeypox has spread across the world at an unprecedented rate in the last two months and pressure has been increasing from scientists and public health experts for the World Health Organization and governments to stop transmission of the virus and protect those most at risk.More than 16,000 cases and five deaths have now been reported from 75 countries, World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday at a press briefing. “In short, we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission, about which we...Read more

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