AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MONKEYPOX: AN EMERGING GLOBAL CRISIS

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Several viral diseases with epidemic potential are currently threatening global health security. One of them is Monkeypox. It is an emerging zoonotic infection which is caused by the monkeypox virus. In the past, this disease used to be primarily detected in West and Central Africa. However, the current upsurge of cases outside the African region has led the world to explore the causes that have led to the current situation. Aim and objectives of this study was to explore the reasons for the current upsurge and describe the epidemiology of the disease. The keywords below were used to search from public da Material and Methods: tabases and review the relevant publications on Monkeypox disease and its epidemiology. This search was further used to analyse and summarise the findings into tables and other graphical representation of the data. Monkeypox cases are currently being reported Result and Conclusion: from non-endemic countries e.g. USA, UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Austria, Canary Islands, Israel and Switzerland. There are no reported cases of monkeypox virus in India till date as on 6th June 2022. Cases have mainly but not exclusively been identified amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics in the range of 22 to 63 years of age. Follow public health measures to prevent another pandemic in the recent future.