The risk of contagion from monkeypox is “very low” in the general population, but “high” among people with multiple sexual partners, the European Union’s disease agency said Monday.
“For the general population, the probability of contagion is very low” ;, he stated The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in its first risk assessment since the unusual appearance of dozens of cases in Europe and North America.
“However, The probability that the virus is spread more through close contacts, for example in sexual acts, is considered high, or between people who have multiple sexual partners,” he added. >
As of May 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) had been notified of 92 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 28 suspected cases, detected in 12 countries where the disease is not endemic. I am concerned about the increasing number of detected cases of monkeypox in the European Union and global level. We are closely following the situation,” he said. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.
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Kyriakides took aim. Although the probability of the disease spreading “in the general population is low”, it is important to “remain vigilant”, with effective screening and diagnostic methods.
There is no treatment for monkeypox, but symptoms usually go away within two to three weeks.
There are. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and fatigue.
Then rashes appear (on the face, palms, the soles of the feet), lesions, pustules and finally scabs.
According to the ECDC, the virus can develop a severe form of the disease in some groups such as “young children”; pregnant women, and immunosuppressed people.”
The agency also warned of the risk of “human to animal transmission” and said that if the virus spreads to animals “there is a risk that the disease could become endemic in Europe.”