2024-08-24 00:00:00
Lose term of monkey monkey They continue to increase the lot of the world. Currently the main problem is in Africa because it accounts for more than 90% of all infections.
Now, another point that must be considered is a new perspective difference. Unlike the previous ones, it has proven to be more infectious. Because of the above, current vaccines may offer little effectiveness and eventually the problem may get out of control.
With this area, on August 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it global public health emergency because of the increase in cases and the new variety of the monkey monkey
What are the countries with the most cases of rabies in the world?
According to an analysis of National man Currently, most of the monkey issues are concentrated in Africa.
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Central African Republic
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Burundi
- South Africa
- Liberia
- Kenya
- Uganda
Based on the above, the Democratic Republic of Congo Currently has a high number of suspected or confirmed cases. During the year 2024 alone, 18,000 people have been infected and 535 people have lost their lives during the same period.
What new variant of monkey is causing concern?
On the other hand, the reasons for the current concern are the new strain is called clade Ib because you are afraid that it is too much movement. This is a different variant that caused the 2022 epidemic in many countries that were not already endemic. In fact, clade IIb is still present in many parts of the world.
In that vein, in the past few days the first case of this new variant outside of Africa has been confirmed. This is a person from Sweden who has a history of traveling abroad. At the time he was reported stable and had already received medical treatment.
What are the symptoms of rabies?
- Rash
- Sudden onset of fever (38º C)
- headache
- Depression
- muscle pain
- Swollen breasts
- deep weakness
How is monkeypox spread?
- Direct physical contact with infected people
- Exchanging body fluids with infected people
- Direct physical contact with infected animals such as monkeys and rodents
- Contact with items contaminated with contaminated human fluids such as clothing and personal hygiene products
An important point to clarify is that monkeys are not related to the sexual orientation of humans. Until a few years ago it was believed that it was a disease exclusive to the LGBT+ community but today we know that this is not the case.
In fact, cases have been reported in infants and children because the most common way of infection is through physical contact with someone who is infected.
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