If you travel to China, you will be tested for symptoms of empox
Last Updated on August 19, 2024 9:26 am
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox a global public health emergency, many countries have been shaken. Infection of this disease has also been observed in some Asian countries. As a result, various measures are being taken to prevent the infection of empox in the countries.
Meanwhile, the country’s government has said that people going to China will be tested for symptoms of empox for the next six months
China has advised people from countries with outbreaks of empox and those with symptoms of empox to “report information to customs on their own initiative” before entering China. Besides, disinfection of vehicles, containers and products going to China from Mpox-affected countries has also been suggested
On the other hand, the health department of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province reported on Friday that three people were infected with the Mpox virus. All three returned to Pakistan from UAE recently
A day ago on Thursday, Sweden reported one of their citizens was infected with empox This is the first case of empox infection in Europe
In 1970, the first human infection with pox was reported in the African country DR Congo Later it spread to other countries
As of January 2023, about 27,000 people have been infected with Mpox in DR Congo More than 1,100 people died, most of them children
Monkeypox virus responsible for empox Eppox was formerly known as monkeypox It belongs to the same class of viruses responsible for smallpox or smallpox Monkeypox was first transmitted from animals to humans But now human-to-human transmission is also happening
The monkeypox virus is transmitted to another person through close contact with a person infected with empox Such exposure includes physical contact, skin contact, close talking or inhalation The symptoms of a person infected with this virus are similar to the flu At one stage of the disease, a rash appears on the body and it can become fatal