Monkeypox (monkey spring) is a specialized zoonotic viral disease that affects humans and some other animals. Monkeypox is spread mostly by sharp-toothed animals, including squirrels and rodents. Monkeypox was first identified in monkeys in a laboratory in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1958. Human transmission of the disease was first observed in the 1970s.

Since 2018, research into the disease has been ongoing in Britain. Between 2018-2021, this study was conducted on a total of 7 people with monkeypox. A form of monkeypox is so virulent that 10 percent of those infected may die. According to experts, the problem of monkeypox can last for two to four weeks. However, the symptoms of this disease can spread to different parts of the body after a few days. Because the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to smallpox or waterpox, many people mistake this disease as Vasant or chicken pox at the initial stage.

Symptoms of monkeypox infection:

• Fever with chills.
• body pain
• tiredness
• Pain in the head.
• muscle pain
• Pain in hands and feet.
• Swelling of various lymph nodes in the body.
• Numerous scars like blisters on the body.
• Painful lumps that look like blisters on the hands, feet, face, and body.

Causes of monkey pox disease:

The risk of spreading this virus through animal bodies is highest. The virus can spread quickly, especially through rodents. Monkeypox can be transmitted through animal bites, scratches and even contact with them.

Ways to prevent the disease:

• Sanitizer that contains alcohol should be rubbed on the body every 20 seconds.
• Since this disease spreads from cats, dogs, and animals, children should be kept away from such animals.
• The child should also be kept away from the person suffering from fever, cold and cough for a long time.
• Avoid close contact with wildlife meat, animal bites or scratches, body fluids, contaminated objects, or an infected person.

Diagnosis:

According to the researchers, it is possible to get an idea about the presence of monkeypox in the body only by examining blood and saliva samples. The disease can be confirmed by testing the DNA of the virus. The disease can be seen as hydrops.

Treatment:

• There are 'anti-viral drugs that can be used to counteract the symptoms of monkeypox.
• Using brincidofovir and tecavirmat, the researchers reported promising results.
• As sure as researchers are about the efficacy of the drug brincidofovir in preventing monkeypox infections, the drug tecovirimat is not.
• Vaccination against smallpox is assumed to provide protection against monkeypox infection.
• In the European Union and the United States, Tecovirimate is approved for the treatment of several smallpox diseases, including monkeypox.
• Empiric antibiotic therapy or acyclovir may be used if bacterial or varicella zoster infection is suspected.