According to the World Health Organization, as of the 21st, 12 non-monkeypox-endemic countries have reported 92 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 28 suspected cases. WHO predicts that global monkeypox cases may increase further . Monkeypox is mainly endemic in West and Central Africa, with the first monkeypox outbreak outside the African continent in the United States in 2003. Since 2018, countries such as Israel, the United Kingdom, and Singapore have found monkeypox virus infections among travelers from Nigeria.
WHO states: “The available information suggests that human-to-human transmission is occurring in people who have had close physical contact with symptomatic cases.” In general, human-to-human transmission of monkeypox virus is uncommon. The human-to-human transmission route includes close contact with the respiratory secretions, skin lesions or contaminated items of infected persons, and it usually takes longer face-to-face to transmit respiratory droplets. In addition, mother-to-child transmission of monkeypox virus may occur via the placenta or through close contact during labor. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can later develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most infected people recover within a few weeks, but others become seriously ill and even die.
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