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Monkeypox WARNING: Global Nealth Emergency Declared
Monkeypox Symptoms - Seven Signs to Watch Out For as Airborne Virus Confirmed
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today confirmed that one person, who had travelled to the UK from Nigeria, had contracted monkeypox and is receiving specialist care in London Daily Mirror 8 MAY 2022 https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...-Monkeypox.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...Monkey-pox.jpg Scientists have confirmed the key symptoms of monkeypox after a case was today confirmed in the UK. The patient is currently being given specialist care at a hospital in London after contracting the virus - which shares many similarities with smallpox - in Nigeria. Experts have stressed that human-to-human transmission is rare, but said some people who have come into contact with the individual will be contacted as a precaution. Cases in the UK are rare, with the viral infection - which was first found in humans in 1970 - most prevalent in parts of Western and Central Africa. In most instances it causes a mild illness, with fever usually followed by a rash breaking out, usually on the face. Most people recover within four weeks, medics said today, although the virus can cause serious illness in rare cases. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection with several similarities to smallpox. It was first discovered in a colony of monkeys in the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1958, with the first human case confirmed in 1970. In most cases it is a "mild self-limiting" illness and the majority of people recover within a few weeks, experts say. Today the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed a case had been detected after contracting the virus in Nigeria. The patient is currently in an insolation unit and being cared for at the expert infectious disease unit at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. The UKHSA has said the risk of transmission to the general population is low. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox has been shown to cause death in as many as 1 in 10 patients in Africa. Patients experience fever before the rash breaks out, experts say What are the symptoms of monkeypox? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are seven key symptoms that can signal a monkeypox infection. Many of these are similar to smallpox, although swellings to the lymph nodes are an indicator of monkeypox. These are: Fever Headache Muscle aches Backache Swollen lymph nodes Chills Exhaustion Within one to three days of the fever starting, a patient usually develops a rash, often beginning on the face then spreading to other parts of the body. https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...ox-Lesions.jpg The virus has many similarities with smallpox, but rarely passes between humans, experts believe |
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Monkeypox: Cases Detected in Three More Countries For First Time
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has became the first Gulf state to record a case of monkeypox. BBC News 25 MAY 2022. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...v076238004.jpg Monkeypox is similar to smallpox but less severe and less infectious too The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their first cases on Tuesday, joining 18 other countries to detect the virus outside its usual Africa base. That number is expected to rise further still, but experts say the overall risk to the general population remains low. Outbreaks of the virus have been found in Europe, Australia and America. The symptoms often include a fever and rash - but the infection is usually mild. In the UAE, health officials announced a case had been detected in a traveller who had recently visited west Africa and is now receiving medical treatment. Authorities there say they are "fully prepared" to handle any outbreak, adding that early surveillance protocols for detecting the disease were in place. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus can be contained with the right response in countries outside of Africa where it is not usually detected. "We encourage you all to increase the surveillance of monkeypox to see where transmission levels are and understand where it is going," the WHO's director for Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, Sylvie Briand, said at a conference on Tuesday. The outbreaks may not be normal but remain containable, she added. Outside Africa there are now 237 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox and health authorities around the world have announced plans to contain the virus. Germany says it has ordered up to 40,000 doses of the Imvanex vaccine - used to treat smallpox, but also effective against monkeypox - to be ready in case the outbreak worsens. Anyone already vaccinated with a smallpox vaccine years ago as part of a global bid to eradicate the disease should have existing immunity, German health officials said. But they added that the older treatment has more side-effects so is not suitable for fighting monkeypox today. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/c..._640-2x-nc.png And in France, which has detected three cases, officials announced a targeted vaccination campaign of adults who had been recently exposed. Authorities there are recommending that a vaccine be given within four days of exposure, but up to 14 days afterwards if necessary. In England, officials announced on Tuesday that 14 more cases of the virus had been detected - bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 71. Monkeypox is usually associated with travel to Central or West Africa, but some of the cases which have been occurring outside these countries have had no travel link. It does not spread easily between people, but it can be spread through: touching clothing, bedding or towels used by someone with the monkeypox rash touching monkeypox skin blisters or scabs the coughs or sneezes of a person with the monkeypox rash If you get infected with monkeypox, it usually takes between five and 21 days for the first symptoms to appear. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. A rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body. The rash changes and goes through different stages - a bit like chicken pox - before finally forming a scab, which later falls off. |
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Monkeypox Declared Global Nealth Emergency by WHO After Surge in Cases
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration on Saturday despite the WHO’s emergency committee being unable to reach a consensus. Daily Mirror 24 JUL 2022 https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...d-negative.jpg There have been more than 2,000 monkeypox cases in England alone Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary event” that could spill over into more countries and requires a coordinated global response. n a statement this afternoon WHO said the outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency. The UN health agency's declaration could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease - and also worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. Although monkeypox has been established in parts of central and west Africa for decades, it was not known to spark large outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread widely among people until May, when authorities detected dozens of epidemics in Europe, North America and elsewhere. The UK had detected just seven cases prior to 2022, but earlier this week there were 2,137 confirmed cases in the UK, with 2,050 in England and the majority in London. Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an "extraordinary event" that could spill over into more countries and requires a coordinated global response. The WHO previously declared emergencies for public health crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, the Zika virus in Latin America in 2016 and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio. The emergency declaration mostly serves as a plea to draw more global resources and attention to an outbreak. Yesterday The New England Journal of Medicine published its findings after the largest review so far of the virus covering 16 countries. It is known to cause flu-like symptoms and rashes with small spots which blister before scabbing over. But now other new symptoms have also been discovered. “These symptoms include single genital lesions and sores on the mouth or anus,” the paper said. Statistically one in ten people had a single skin lesion in the genital area and 15% had anal or rectal pain said Dr John Thornhill, a sexual health consultant and lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...-the-world.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...lustration.jpg A vaccination programme has been launched to protect people from monkeypox Vaccination experts have recommended that gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox should be offered the smallpox vaccine Imvanex. While the vaccine is available across England, London will receive additional doses of the existing supply in an effort to break chains of transmission as quickly as possible. NHS England said thousands more people who are eligible in the capital will now be contacted about getting their jab as plans are scaled up and more supply becomes available. The public should wait to be contacted about a vaccine. In London, there are more than 18 clinics offering vaccinations including Dean Street sexual health clinic in Soho, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Guy's Hospital in Southwark, Mortimer Market Centre in Camden and Barking Hospital Outpatient Centre East. Steve Russell, NHS director of vaccinations, said: "While the risk of monkeypox remains very low and nearly every case we have seen so far has recovered quickly, over 2,000 people have been affected by the virus. "On the whole, the cases we are seeing are among gay and bisexual men or men who have sex with men, with a significant number coming from London and so it is vital that those who are most likely to get the virus get vaccinated as quickly as possible. "The NHS is now scaling up its plans to get people vaccinated, particularly in London, thanks to the efforts of staff who are working hard to help stop onward spread, in line with UKHSA advice. "Thousands more people will be invited very shortly with the number of clinics expanded too, and as we have done with the most successful Covid vaccination programme in history, the NHS will leave no stone unturned in ensuring everyone who is eligible can get protected. "We are asking people to wait to be contacted and to come forward at the earliest opportunity possible when invited to get vaccinated." |
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