6 "Myths" You Don't Believe About Monkey Pox!
With many questions about monkeypox, which has spread to several countries around the world in recent days, users of social platforms have begun to circulate a huge amount of "myths" about this rare disease.
Well and Good has published 6 powerful myths about the monkeypox virus, which raises fears of a recurrence of the Corona pandemic, which the world has experienced during the past two years.
1- Monkeypox is a new virus: This information is wrong, because this virus was detected decades ago and has been subject to dozens of research, says Joseph Osmondson, a molecular biologist and assistant professor of biology at New York University.
According to the World Health Organization, monkeypox in humans was first detected in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a 9-year-old boy who lived in an area where smallpox was eradicated in 1968.
2- Monkeypox is sexually transmitted: Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease.
Transmission may occur through close contact with an infected person, whether by sexual contact, holding hands, touching, hugging or kissing..
3. Monkeypox only affects gays and bisexuals: This is partly true, because a number of people diagnosed with the current outbreak of monkeypox are gay men, but not all of them are.
The UK's Health Security Agency said a significant proportion of recent cases detected in Britain and Europe involved "gay and bisexual men".
4- Monkeypox is the next version of Covid-19: It is true that monkeypox is a worrisome disease, but it is completely different from the emerging Corona virus, which appeared in late 2019. Experts say that it is not a respiratory disease, and it is also less transmissible than Corona, as it reaches The average number of people who will catch the virus from an infected person is between one and two.
5- Monkey pox spreads in African countries only: This is not true, and the evidence is that a number of countries in the world, whether in Europe, the United States or Asia, have announced the registration of infections with this virus.
Experts say that anyone, regardless of race or color, is at risk of developing monkeypox.
6- Don't worry about monkeypox: Some social media users have expressed their lack of concern and fear of "Monkeypox", given that it is not similar to Corona.
"The truth is that it's OK to worry about these cases and their resurgence," Will and Goode said. "Staying informed of new cases and knowing what communities are most affected is the best way to protect yourself and your family."
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