When did monkeypox appear for the first time?

And how he disappeared and then reappeared!

Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that originates in wild animals such as rodents and primates, and is sometimes transmitted from animals to humans. The first known human infection was discovered in 1970, in a 9-year-old child living in a remote part of the Congo.

The monkeypox virus was first discovered in Denmark in a laboratory monkey (hence the name), but it is believed to harbor mostly small rodents in Africa.

On the African continent, infection is in many cases through wild animals, when people hunt them, handle raw meat or eat them.

In 1980 it was announced that the monkeypox virus had been eradicated, especially since the infection with it is usually mild, with flu-like symptoms.

According to a report published by "The Economist", a rash that spreads all over the body can develop, turning into blisters and crusts.

Infected people usually recover within a few weeks, according to The Independent.

As with other smallpox viruses, the disease is more severe in young children and people with weakened immune systems.

But the severity of the matter depends on which of the two strains of the virus resulted from the infection.

The first strain had previously spread in the Congo Basin, and its lethal risk did not exceed 10 percent.

The other strain that appeared in West Africa is less severe, with an estimated death rate of about 1 percent.

These estimates are derived from outbreaks in remote areas of Africa with poor health care.

Monkeypox is likely to be less deadly in rich countries.

The monkeypox vaccine developed by Bavarian Nordic, a Danish biotechnology company, was approved by US health authorities in 2019. Another smallpox vaccine has also been approved, which has been shown to be effective, as data from Africa suggests that Previous vaccination against smallpox gave at least an 85 percent positive result in preventing monkeypox.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the vaccine is most useful if it is given before or within four days of exposure to the virus.

Even if given up to 14 days after exposure, it may still be beneficial by reducing symptoms.

Evidence from animal studies suggests that some of the antiviral medications used for other smallpox viruses may also be beneficial.

It is also encouraging that the monkeypox virus is not so strong that it can spread widely among people, and it does not have the high potential for infection as measles does, for example.

For monkeypox to spread from person to person, close contact is required.

It is spread through coughing or sneezing droplets that enter the nose, throat or eyes.

It can also be caught through contact with the skin, clothing, or bedding of an infected person who transmits the virus from the blisters or scabies.

Symptoms usually appear five to 21 days after infection.

The hard part is the diagnosis.

The rash of monkeypox is very similar to chickenpox.

Confirming this requires sending samples to a specialized laboratory equipped to handle highly dangerous pathogens.

At present, Britain has only one laboratory for rare pathogens dedicated to testing monkeypox.

However, the monkeypox virus should be relatively easy to contain.

Isolating confirmed or suspected cases and tracing potential infected contacts can stop transmission chains.

The smallpox vaccine is likely to be used for the "circular" vaccination of close contacts of infected people and health workers at high risk.

Britain and Spain are already looking to stockpile the vaccine.

Circular vaccination of close contacts has been successful in reducing some recent Ebola outbreaks in Africa.

In the next few days and weeks, more monkeypox cases will certainly be detected.

But the outbreak is unlikely to spread out of control.

Compared to the Corona epidemic, the world was not ready for it, in the means of treatment and vaccines, but monkeypox, so far, appears in the circle that can be controlled.

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