According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease. The increasing cases of this disease in many developed countries of the world are worrying. Monkeypox infection is spread through close contact with an infected person or animal, its symptoms can last for 2 to 4 weeks. It is not very fatal but in many cases it can cause serious health problems. Its mortality rate in severe cases has been reported to be 3-6 percent. Monkeypox knock in India? - Photo : Pixabay In many European countries, cases of monkeypox infection are increasing rapidly for the last one month. The infection is more commonly seen in parts of Central and West Africa, although since the first case in England in early May, it has spread rapidly to nine European countries, including the US, Canada and Australia. So has monkeypox knocked in India too? This question is arising because recently the Health Department of Ghaziabad has sent a sample of a five-year-old girl for investigation ...
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