Growing international concern is accompanied by the outbreak of monkey pox on more than one continent, amid fears that it could become a global epidemic.
British experts and the World Health Organization have warned that the worst case scenario for monkey pox is still looming amid international fears that the virus could become a global epidemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) mobilized its institutions during an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the concerns surrounding the terrible outbreak of monkey pox.
The organization’s strategic committee and epidemiological advisory group are set to discuss the spread of the infection, which has registered more than 100 cases outside of African countries where the infection is endemic.
Asked whether the organization was responsible for declaring a general state of emergency, he said: “The party is not involved in this declaration.”
He stressed that there is a committee of experts consisting of scientists from around the world who are authorized to do this.
A senior U.S. government official said Friday that more cases of monkey pox could be detected in the United States in the coming days, but that the risk to citizens is still low.
Amid a series of injuries in Britain, Spain, Portugal and the United States, France, Australia, Canada, Belgium and Germany announced new cases.
The announcement came after British authorities raised precautionary measures against the virus and launched a vaccination campaign for healthcare workers and others at risk of infection.
A vaccine that a spokesman for the British Health and Safety Agency says is not for monkeypox, but is a vaccine available to protect against common smallpox.
The disease, whose name has nothing to do with monkeys except that it was first killed in 1950, is transmitted through exhaled droplets and contact with it. Rash, fever and headache.
Smallpox is a rare viral infection that went away in the 1980s, and although most people recover after a few weeks, it poses a serious risk if it is caused by the most dangerous Congo strain, with a mortality rate of up to 10%. .
West Africa is less dangerous with a mortality rate of 1% and is still common.
As the world struggled to contain the corona epidemic, African countries have suffered from monkey pox in the past few months and have been able to contain many cases, according to the African Public Health Agency.
However, scientists do not expect the infection to become an epidemic like COVID-19 because the disease does not spread SARS-CoV-2 easily.
There is no specific vaccine for monkey pox, but data show that vaccines used to prevent smallpox in
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