EUROPE:MONKEYPOX EPIDEMIC – WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
By Agathes
Kuala Lumpur, May 21: Monkeypox-emerging epidemic right after covid-19. Symptoms are as fever, rash, and enlarged lymph nodes. This pox is typically found in tropical rainforest zones of Central and West Africa, although epidemics have recently developed in other regions of the world. 
As reported by United Nations News, WHO stated that it was “collaborating with impacted nations and others to enhance illness surveillance in order to discover and help those who might be afflicted, as well as to give information on how to manage the condition and to date eight European nations are impacted: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
The UN health office emphasised that monkeypox spreads uniquely from COVID-19, urging everyone to “keep updated from reputable sources, like national health authorities,” about the scope of any epidemic in their local areas.
“Monkeypox is normally a self-limiting condition, and cure rate is in a few weeks without therapy,” Dr. Kluge stated. “However, the condition can be more severe, especially in young children, pregnant women, and immunocompromised adults.”
WHO is collaborating with the affected nations to identify the probable cause of disease, how the virus spreads, and how to prevent future transmission. Nations are also given advice and assistance with surveillance, testing, infection control practices, clinical care, risk communication, and community participation.
The monkeypox disease primarily infects people through wild animals like as rats and primates. It can also transmit between individuals by infected skin sores, inhaled droplets or bodily fluids, involving sexual intercourse, or touch with contaminated things such as bedding. 
“As we enter the summer season in the European Region, with large gatherings, festivals, and parties, I am afraid that transmission may speed up, because the cases now being found are among individuals engaged in sexual activity, and the symptoms are novel to many,” Dr. Kluge added. He went on to say that washing hands, and other precautions put in place during the COVID-19 epidemic, are crucial for reducing transmission in hospital settings.
As per the United Nations, the United States recorded its first case on Tuesday, when a person in the north-eastern state of Massachusetts confirmed positive after recent visit to Canada.
Health officials in New York City, home to the United Nations Headquarters, are reportedly looking into a suspected case after a patient at a hospital screened positive on Thursday.
In 2021, the United States documented two occurrences of monkeypox, both of which were linked to travel from Nigeria – UN News
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