As monkeypox spreads, México announces its first case; the WHO calls for 'necessary actions' to control the virus

Latest Monkeypox News: On Saturday, Mexico verified the first-ever case of monkeypox. As per local authorities, the virus has infected a 50-year-old male who's also a legal resident of New York.

Monkeypox, a mature virus illness shared by intimate contact, continues to spread around the world on Saturday, with México confirming the very first case. More than 200 instances of the illness have been documented in nearly 20 nations, causing concern because the illness is primarily found in West and Central Africa and only seldom travels beyond.

1. On Saturday, Mexico verified the first-ever case of monkeypox. A 50-year-old male, a legal resident of New York, has been diagnosed with the illness and is being hospitalized in Mexico City, according local authorities.

2. Hugo Lopez-Gatell, Mexico's national health minister, said he "likely got sick in the Dutch" and that his status is now stable.

3. After Argentina, México is the second Latin American nation to record a case of monkeypox.

4. As the disease spreads over the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued warnings, urging countries to take the necessary steps to quickly limit the virus. The countries must also share information about their vaccination stocks, according to Sylvie Briand, WHO head for Global Infectious Hazard Preparation.

5. Briand is concerned that the virus "will spread in the population," adding that it has already been documented in over 20 nations. She went on to say that monkeypox has "many unknown factors" because the WHO doesn't know "whether this uncommon condition is due to a viral change."

a "It doesn't appear so because the virus's first decoding reveals that the variant is identical to the variant found in endemic areas, implying that it's more likely due to a shift in human behaviour. But we're also looking into it and attempting to figure out what's causing this sudden monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic nations "ANI news agency reported Briand as saying.

7. Monkeypox is a "self-limited condition that normally lasts 2 to 4 weeks," according to a leading health organisation, with signs such as migraine, fever, lethargy, and facial rashes. It can be particularly dangerous in youngsters, pregnant women, and those who have had their immune systems suppressed by other illnesses.

However, medical authorities have urged countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) to take more effort so that the "early errors of the COVID-19 epidemic" that delayed case detection are not replicated.

9. They want more clarity on how sick should be separated and how vulnerable persons should be safeguarded.

10. According to Isabelle Eckerle, a professor at the Geneva Centre for Emerging Pathogenic Organisms in Swiss, "if this becomes epidemic (in other countries), we will get another horrible disease and many tough decisions to make."