Singapore Reports the First Ever Case of the Monkeypox Virus
Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus brought in by a Nigerian man who as per authorities might have been infected by bushmeat eaten by him at a wedding.
How is Monkeypox Spread?
- Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans from animals such as rodents and monkeys.
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this happens when a person comes in close contact with the blood, bodily fluids or lesions of infected animals.
- The virus can also be contracted by eating the inadequately cooked meat of infected animals.
- However, the virus does ....
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