What is mpox? Understand in three minutes

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2024-08-25 04:00:07

Since the beginning of the year, mpox disease, which causes the appearance of skin lesions on the body, has caused at least 19,000 cases and 548 deaths on the African continent. And especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is thought to be the epicenter of the current epidemic.

The first major outbreak of corruption has affected many countries, including outside Africa, in 2022-2023. Since the first case of mpox, imported by a traveler from Nigeria, the virus has caused some 90,000 cases in more than 75 countries.

The current outbreak, which began in 2023, is another version of the monkeypox virus, which is called a clade. In this case, clade 1b. In this video, we take a look at what we know about the virus and this disease. How is it spread? What are the different stages of the disease? Is it death? Can we treat it?

And if you want to know more on the subject, we refer to the decryption below.

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