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It was announced US health authoritiesToday, Friday, 21 cases of monkeypox were recorded in the country, while health authorities fear that the disease will spread locally, according to AFP.
According to the French Agency, among the cases recorded in United State20 cases were detected in 11 states, and the twenty-first case was detected and occurred abroad.
and according Centers for Disease Control and Preventionthe majority of monkeypox infections in Americans are linked to travels abroad, but some of them are linked to other known cases in the United States.
For one of the infected, the source of infection has not yet been determined.
Jennifer McCuston, who is responsible for the CDC’s response to monkeypox, warned "There may be a local outbreak".
McQuiston added: "We still believe the risk to public health is minimal" According to AFP.
McQuiston said that so far, no deaths related to the disease have been recorded monkey pox Either in the United States or abroad.
According to World Health OrganizationMonkeypox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that is transmitted virus From animal to human, the symptoms of human infection are similar to those experienced by people with smallpox, but are less severe.
The transmission of monkeypox infection requires close and prolonged contact between two people, and it is transmitted especially through saliva or skin ulcers.
There are two vaccines against monkeypox that can be used, and the United States has 100 million doses of them, and there is an antiviral treatment.
Responsible confirmed in US Department of Health Don O’Connell "We have enough vaccines to deal with the current outbreak of the disease".
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It was announced US health authoritiesToday, Friday, 21 cases of monkeypox were recorded in the country, while health authorities fear that the disease will spread locally, according to AFP.
According to the French Agency, among the cases recorded in United State20 cases were detected in 11 states, and the twenty-first case was detected and occurred abroad.
and according Centers for Disease Control and Preventionthe majority of monkeypox infections in Americans are linked to travels abroad, but some of them are linked to other known cases in the United States.
For one of the infected, the source of infection has not yet been determined.
“There may be a local outbreak,” warned Jennifer McCuston, who is responsible for the CDC’s response to monkeypox.
McCuston added: “We still believe that the risk to public health is minimal,” according to AFP.
McQuiston said that so far, no deaths related to the disease have been recorded monkey pox Either in the United States or abroad.
According to World Health OrganizationMonkeypox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that is transmitted virus From animal to human, the symptoms of human infection are similar to those experienced by people with smallpox, but are less severe.
The transmission of monkeypox infection requires close and prolonged contact between two people, and it is transmitted especially through saliva or skin ulcers.
There are two vaccines against monkeypox that can be used, and the United States has 100 million doses of them, and there is an antiviral treatment.
Responsible confirmed in US Department of Health Don O’Connell “We have enough vaccines to deal with the current outbreak.”