There is concern about the spread of monkeypox, which is spreading worldwide, among children. World Health Organization (WHO) experts said this week they were watching monkeypox in children “very closely”. WHO isPress conferenceA total of more than 80 children have already been confirmed to be infected in multiple countries, most of which are domestic infections.
Considering that there are more than 18,000 people infected with monkeypox in the world, the percentage of children is only a small part. Most of the infections so far are concentrated in people who have sex with men. However, community-acquired infections can spread the virus to women and children. In fact, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, the highest level of alert.
“It is likely that more cases will be transmitted not only between men, but also in other social connections and settings,” said Jay Ballmer, a public health expert at Weill Cornell Medical School in New York. “There is no such thing as a self-contained social network. Everything is ‘bridged’ to other networks,” he said.
On top of that, he said, “It is inevitable that some children will go to school infected. , will it infect a small number of people or will it cause an epidemic?”
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