Origin, Treatment… What You Should Know About Monkeypox

On July 23, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency amid surging cases of the disease across the globe.

Nigeria is one of the countries grappling with the outbreak of the disease.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), since the emergence of monkeypox in the country in September 2017 to July 24th 2022, it has recorded a total of 869 suspected cases across 35 states out of 36. However, out of the suspected cases, 359 cases are confirmed.

The report detailed male gender accounts for 237 cases and female make up122 victims. Also, 11 deaths have been recorded. They are Lagos (3), Edo (2), Imo (1), Cross River (1), Abuja (1), Rivers (1), Ondo (1), and Delta(1).

The upsurge in the number of Monkeypox victims influenced the Nigeria Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on May 26th to activate a Monkeypox (MPX-EOC) National Emergency Operations Centre to respond to the risk assessment and improve the coordination of responses across the country. Nigeria has been found to be at a high risk of the Zoonotic (from animal to human) disease...Read more: https://www.crispng.com/origin-treatment-what-you-should-know-about-monkeypox/