WASHINGTON: For the first time this year, the United States has identified a rare ‘monkeypox’ infection in Massachusetts, USA. The man, who was infected with the disease, was traveling to Canada.
Government officials and health care providers are working to track people who come in contact with the affected patients. Government officials believe the infection is no longer a threat to the public.
The United States has previously reported five new cases of “monkeypox” in Portugal and two in England. There are also 23 possible ‘monkeypox’ infections in the central Mardi Gras region of Spain, health officials said.
Notably, the ‘monkeypox’ belongs to the ‘OrthopoxyVirus’ family that produces the virus spring. The virus was used in the spring vaccine. The symptoms of monkeypox are not as severe as those of spring.
Vaccines have been eradicated since the 1990s, but some countries, such as Central and West Africa, still have the “monkeypox” virus.
Infected with “monkeypox”, fever can be caused by swelling of the hands and feet. In addition, in some cases, fever, headache, muscle aches, depression, etc., including fever.
