INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tuesday.A 34-year-old woman who is living in the southwestern city of Ahvaz has been diagnosed with monkeypox, IRNA reported.Pakaeen
official stressed that the disease is not highly contagious and fatal.The virus is transmitted from one person to another by close contact
with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated materials.Those who have injected the smallpox vaccine will be immune
against monkeypox to a great extent, Pakaeen noted.Since May 13, cases of monkeypox have been reported to the World Health Organization from
12 Member States that are not endemic to the monkeypox virus.In May, Pakaeen said the Ministry of Health was examining suspects to identify
possible monkeypox infection
Also, a guideline has been prepared for the prevention and treatment of this disease, which will be provided to universities.Due to its low
transmission pace, it is less likely to cause an epidemic and is not worrisome, he stated.Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted
to humans from animals) with symptoms very similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe
person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated materials such as bedding
The incubation period of monkeypox is usually from 6 to 13 days but can range from 5 to 21 days.Monkeypox is usually self-limiting but may
be severe in some individuals, such as children, pregnant women, or persons with immune suppression due to other health conditions
Human infections in the West African clade appear to cause less severe disease compared to the Congo Basin clade, with a case fatality rate
of 3.6% compared to 10.6% for the Congo Basin clade.MG
