Seriously! Monkeypox has been declared a global health emergency
Monkey smallpox has now been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The changing status of this disease should be watched out for by the entire world community, including Indonesia. Monkeypox is actually not a new disease. This disease has been known since 1970. Initially, the disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus was transmitted from animals, such as monkeys, squirrels, mice, and dogs, to humans. Transmission occurs through bites, scratches, or direct contact with body fluids or blood of infected animals. This disease can be transmitted between humans if splashes of saliva from monkeypox sufferers get into the eyes, nose, mouth, or skin wounds of others. In addition, pregnant women can also transmit this virus to the fetus through the placental bloodstream Monkeypox Global Health Emergency The WHO's decision to declare a global health emergency for monkeypox is based on a number of reasons. Since the discovery of the ...