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Monkeypox in Kerala: After the first case of monkeypox in the country was reported from Kerala on Thursday, a central team had been sent to the State. The first case is that of a Keralite who returned from the UAE on July 12.
Monkeypox in India: Notably, the first case of monkeypox in the WHO South-East Asia Region has been reported from India, in a 35-year-old man who arrived from the Middle East earlier this week.
Monkeypox and smallpox come from the same virus family, called Orthopoxvirus. Monkeypox is a viral infection that originated in rodents and primates and transmitted to people.
The WHN announcement comes ahead of WHO meeting to be held on 23 June to decide on their monkeypox outbreak designation. Even with death rates much lower than smallpox, unless actions are taken to stop the ongoing spread—actions that can be practically implemented—millions of people will die and many more will become blind and disabled, it said.
Monkeypox is a virus with the potential to cause significant harm including acute painful illness that may require hospitalisation, and may result in death, skin scarring, blindness, and other long-term disability.