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Recently, the first case of monkeypox was detected in India.Key Points:
About
Monkeypox virus
- The Monkeypox virus is an , which is a genus of viruses that includes the variola virus, which causes smallpox.
- Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to smallpox, though they are less severe.
- The first case of the virus in humans was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Spread: Monkeypox continues to occur in a swathe of countries in Central and West Africa.
- Transmission: Monkeypox gets transmitted from infected animals to human beings.
- Monkeypox virus infection has been found in squirrels, Gambian dormice, and some species of monkeys.
- Symptoms: Monkeypox starts with fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, exhaustion.
- It often causes the lymph nodes to swell (lymphadenopathy).
- The incubation period (time from infection to symptoms) for monkeypox is usually 7-14 days but can range from 5-21 days.
- No safe, proven treatment for monkeypox has been found yet.
