On June 6, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel warning regarding monkeypox. The Americas, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa have reported cases of the rare disease, totaling 29 countries.
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease that transmits from animals, such as primates or rodents, to humans. The disease typically spreads when humans come into contact with wildlife, which can happen when an infected animal is used as a food source. The current outbreak of monkeypox is spreading through human-to-human transmission.
But we have eradicated a similar disease in the past – smallpox. Monkeypox is similar to smallpox, and the history of fighting this disease dates to the 1940s. Today, public health officials are advising people to be on the lookout for monkeypox symptoms. This isn’t as easy as it seems, though. People can confuse Monkeypox with a variety of other diseases, and ...
