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< p>WHO experts believe that the occurrence of monkeypox in developed countries is still a “random event”, which may be due to the recent Sexual transmission at two carnivals caused a global spread.
Dr David Heyman, former head of the WHO’s emergency department, explained that “the global spread of monkeypox is caused by close contact with the foci of an infected person. Physical contact during sexual activity can easily lead to the infection and spread of this disease.”
Previously, monkeypox rarely showed outbreaks outsideAfrica, and the current situation means that this contagion Different modes of transmission have emerged outside Africa and across national borders.
The majority of cases reported in Europe so far are men who have sex with men. But anyone can become infected through close contact with a sick person or through clothing or sheets. Scientists say “it is difficult to distinguish whether the infection is due to sexual activity or just close contact”.
Dr. Amon, director of the EU Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, believes that “the virus is most likely to spread through close contact, especially during sexual activity between multiple sexual partners.”
To date, WHO has received reports of monkeypox cases from more than a dozen countries, including Canada, Spain, Israel, France, Switzerland, the United States and Australia. The monkeypox patients currently treated are all mild, and no deaths have been reported. Typically, the virus causes facial or genital herpes, along with fever, chills, and skin sores. Most patients do not need hospitalization and recover within a few weeks.
WHO reported that “the monkeypox virus is not like the new coronavirus, it does not spread in the air, and there are vaccines to prevent it.” At present, the smallpox vaccine can effectively prevent and treat monkeypox, and some antiviral drugs are also used to treat patients.
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