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Monkeypox: While the symptoms of Monkeypox are quite easy to catch in adults, with kids the task becomes more difficult as the early signs are more or less similar to smallpox or chickenpox. 

The WHO issued public health advisory contains information on how monkeypox spreads, what to do if you think you have symptoms and how to protect yourself and others. 

WHO said Monkeypox cases have so far been detected in more than 20 non-endemic countries, adding that the agency expected the numbers to go up.

Monkeypox is primarily spread through sustained physical contact such as skin-to-skin touch with someone who has an active rash, CDC officials said. The virus can also spread through contact with materials that have the virus on it like shared bedding and clothing.

Monkeypox Virus Outbreak: It is also suspected that the disease spread from sex, especially between gay and bisexual men. That is why it is also said to be careful about male-to-male sexual relations. 

Monkeypoxvirus (MPXV) is a double-stranded DNA virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus genus within the Poxviridae family

The government said little about the patient, but stressed that authorities were investigating her contacts and "taking all necessary measures" to limit the spread of monkeypox.

Waning of immunity from smallpox vaccination may be contributing to the increasing outbreaks of Monkeypox, Prof. Raina MacIntyre said.

Cases of monkeypox have been reported from Britain, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Canada, Sweden, and the US. Denmark, Israel, and Canary Islands too have reported their first cases.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government was looking carefully at the circumstances surrounding monkeypox's transmission.