The doctor explains whether the current monkeypox outbreak could become

The doctor explains whether the current monkeypox outbreak could become a pandemic

That dr Felipe LobeloProfessor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, speaks to Ana María Luengo Romero about whether the current global alarm over the monkeypox outbreak could become a pandemic.

Lobelo confirms that smallpox is much more contagious than monkeypox, but he is concerned that this outbreak has caused the virus to adapt or be more easily contagious. “That’s something that needs to be explored through genetic studies of the virus, the genetic sequence,” he continues.

He also mentions that the world shouldn’t be so worried about a pandemic as it is a virus that is difficult to spread between people. “Outbreaks are being contained quickly and that is expected, but that doesn’t mean the potential changes shouldn’t be studied and countries need to act quickly to contain this outbreak quickly.”

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The UK sees daily infections of the smallpox of bow regardless of travel to West Africa, where the disease is endemic, an official with Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Sunday.

“We are finding cases that have no identified contact with a West African person, which is what we have seen before in that country,” said UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) senior medical adviser Susan Hopkins.

The UK sounded the alarm on May 7 with a person who recently traveled to Nigeria. Other countries in Europe and the United States have reported cases.

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Monkeypox can be transmitted through contact with skin lesions and droplets from a contaminated person, as well as through shared items such as bedding and towels.

Its symptoms resemble to a lesser degree those observed in the past in patients with smallpox: fever, headache, muscle and back pain during the first five days.

Rashes (face, palms, soles), lesions, pustules, and finally scabs appear.

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According to the WHO, the symptoms last between 14 and 21 days.

With information from AFP.