It is always surprising to wake up hearing about a new disease that suddenly spreads around. Like how does this happen? What causes these diseases? Honestly, it is something we all think about. The worldwide outbreak of monkeypox has sparked questions about how the virus spread so quickly and has generated widespread panic.
Sex is one of the ways monkeypox infections have spread. Undoubtedly…
The World Health Organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global emergency.
The alert, which is the highest one the WHO can issue is coming on the heels of the upsurge of monkeypox cases worldwide. It was issued after the organisation’s second emergency meeting on the virus and its outbreak.
According to WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, over 16,000 cases of the…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 66 cases of Monkeypox within the country. The NCDC released a report on the night of Sunday, May 29 2022, writing that these cases have been compiled from January till now.
They have also reported one case of death.
“A total of 66 suspected cases have been reported between January 1st to May 29th, 2022,” the NCDC said its…
Monkeypox has continued to spread globally as Ireland has announced its first case. The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their first cases on Tuesday this week, making it 21 countries detect the virus outside Africa, where the disease is endemic.
Outbreaks of the virus have been found in Europe, Australia, and America.
According to Public Health Agency(PHA), “a notable proportion of…