https://twitter.com/UKHSA/status/1522936324411609089
An individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England.
The patient has a recent travel history from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection, before traveling to the UK.
More information: https://t.co/DnN8j7Rboj
— UK Health Security Agency (@UKHSA) May 7, 2022
“It is important to stress that monkeypox does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the general public is very low.”assured Colin Browndirector of clinical and emerging infections at the UKHSA.
https://twitter.com/UKHSA/status/1522936328182280193
The infection can be spread when someone is in close contact with an infected person; however, there is a very low risk of transmission to the general population.
— UK Health Security Agency (@UKHSA) May 7, 2022
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection similar to smallpoxwhich was eradicated in 1980. Although monkeypox is much lighter than smallpox, and most people infected they recover in a few weekson rare occasions it may be mortal.
Source: Ambito

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