The Egyptian government confirmed that there were no cases or suspects infected with monkeypox until (Wednesday), indicating that it will announce any case officially if it is proven.
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, acting Minister of Health, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, explained during the cabinet meeting “Wednesday” that the ministry is following the global epidemiological situation very carefully, indicating that the virus is not a cause for concern, and the whole world is watching, monitoring and in a state of continuous follow-up to this disease. , stressing that this virus is completely different from the Corona pandemic, and that the number of cases infected with it around the world has so far reached only 250 discovered cases.
The Egyptian minister noted that this disease has existed for many years, and is not a novelty or appears for the first time, as it was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, hence its name by this name, noting that the virus that causes “monkeypox” is very close to the virus that causes monkeys. Smallpox is infected, but it is less deadly and less transmissible, pointing out that it is a zoonotic viral disease that occurs mainly in forest areas in Central and West Africa.
He added that the transmission of the disease from person to person is not easy, but it may be transmitted to humans through close contact with an infected person or animal, or with materials contaminated with the virus.
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