Monkeypox In India: WHO has declared monkeypox as a global health emergency. Along with this, all countries have been asked to remain alert about this virus. Can the monkeypox virus pose a threat to India as well? What happened when the virus attacked here last time? Let’s know about this.
WHO has declared MPOX Virus i.e. Monkeypox as a Global Health Emergency. This means that this virus can pose a threat worldwide. Currently, cases of monkeypox are increasing continuously in Africa. More than 30 thousand cases have been reported and more than 500 patients have died.
Apart from South Africa, cases have also been reported in some other countries. This is the second time in two years that the World Health Organization has declared this virus a global health emergency.
Earlier this announcement was made in the year 2022. During that time the virus had spread to 116 countries of the world and about 1 lakh cases were reported. Then this disease had spread in India as well.
In 2022, when monkeypox spread in India, 20 infected people were found here. Most of them were those who had returned to India after traveling abroad. Most of the cases were reported in Delhi and these patients were admitted to Loknayak Hospital in Delhi. At that time, most of the patients infected with monkeypox had mild symptoms and one patient died. A patient infected with monkeypox in Kerala lost his life.
In India, people infected with this virus were found for about 2 months, although there was no large-scale infection like Kovid in any area. At that time, there were many cases of monkeypox abroad, thousands of cases were reported in the countries of America and Europe, but the figure in India was low. In such a situation, can monkeypox cases come in India this time too? Let’s know about this from experts.
How much danger is there from monkeypox virus in India?
Epidemiologist Dr Jugal says that the monkeypox virus is spreading at this time. Even though cases have been reported in Africa right now, there is a danger of it spreading to other countries as well.
In such a situation, there is a need to be cautious. Since monkeypox is also an infectious virus and spreads from one person to another, one should not be careless in such a situation.
As far as India is concerned, it cannot be said clearly how much impact monkeypox will have here. This is because last time too, very few cases were reported.
Monkeypox declared a global health emergency?
There have been more than 30 thousand cases of monkeypox in Africa and more than 500 people have died. In such a situation, there is a possibility of this virus spreading rapidly in other countries as well.
In such a situation, to alert other countries on time, WHO has declared monkeypox a global health emergency, but there is nothing to panic about. It is just important that people take precautions and follow the methods of prevention from monkeypox.
What are the symptoms of ampox?
Swollen lymph nodes.
Fever
Feeling cold.
Muscle pain
Headache
Tiredness
How is monkeypox treated?
In most cases, ampox gets cured on its own. But it can be serious in some people. Till now there is no vaccine or prescribed medicine for this disease. The patient is treated only on the basis of his symptoms. Doctors control the patient’s disease by giving antiviral medicines.
How to protect yourself from Mpox
do not come in contact with an infected person
If you have rashes on your face along with flu symptoms, consult a doctor
Avoid traveling to countries where the virus has spread
Do not have unsafe sex.