Up to 1 August 2022, there were 2,672 confirmed and 87 highly probable monkeypox cases in the UK
On July 23 of this year, the WHO Director-General declared the escalating global monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern .
According to Gov.uk, up to 1 August 2022 there were 2,672 confirmed and 87 highly probable monkeypox cases in the UK: 2,759 in total. Of these, 65 were in Scotland, 24 were in Northern Ireland, 32 were in Wales and 2,638 were in England.So what signs and symptoms should you be looking out for and what else do you need to be aware of? Here's everything you need to know.
"Monkeypox is a zoonosis: a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where there are animals that carry the virus. Evidence of monkeypox virus infection has been found in animals including squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys and others."
If you get infected with monkeypox, it usually takes between five and 21 days for the first symptoms to appear, the NHS says.How do you catch monkeypox? Monkeypox can be caught from infected wild animals in parts of west and central Africa. It's thought to be spread by rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels, the NHS says.
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