New and deadlier strain of monkeypox spreading like wildfire across Africa.
Mpox strain Clade 1-B is deadlier and more insidious than the original strain that first made headlines in 2022. The newer strain causes catastrophic systemic illness in some infected individuals and do not need to be concurrent with HIV infection to produce lethal effect. Clade 1-B also has a longer incubation period, leading to more cases of transmission and infection. Mode of transmission is primarily through unprotected homosexual activity. A few rare women had contracted the new strain due to their partners engaging in 'extracurricular activities' without their knowledge, and then passing it on to them. A Swedish man who had recently returned to his home country after a "business trip" to Africa marks the first case of international occurrence of Clade 1-B.
Mpox strain Clade 1-B is deadlier and more insidious than the original strain that first made headlines in 2022. The newer strain causes catastrophic systemic illness in some infected individuals and do not need to be concurrent with HIV infection to produce lethal effect. Clade 1-B also has a longer incubation period, leading to more cases of transmission and infection. Mode of transmission is primarily through unprotected homosexual activity. A few rare women had contracted the new strain due to their partners engaging in 'extracurricular activities' without their knowledge, and then passing it on to them. A Swedish man who had recently returned to his home country after a "business trip" to Africa marks the first case of international occurrence of Clade 1-B.
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.
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