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After two years of constantly changing health precautions and endless worry, the general public is more than ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. But just as life appears to be headed back to normal, a different virus has created yet another international health scare as an outbreak of monkeypox has begun to spread—including within the U.S. Now, as case numbers continue to rise across a growing number of countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a major warning to some people about the potential new viral threat. Read on to learn more about monkeypox and see what you may have to be careful of in the coming weeks.

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Even as monkeypox is just beginning to gain attention, the virus has been around for a while. According to the CDC, it was first discovered and earned its name in 1958 when a colony of research monkeys developed the first recorded outbreak. It's also designated as a zoonotic viral disease, which means that it usually spreads to people from an infected animal, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, the first human case wasn't recorded until 1970, when eradication efforts for smallpox—which is closely related to the monkeypox virus—were being conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Since then, reported cases of the virus have remained relatively low and are usually limited to several central and West African countries, per the CDC. However, outbreaks have occurred abroad even before the latest string of reported infections, including one in the U.S. in 2003 caused by imported prairie dogs that led to 71 reported cases across several states, Business Insider reports.

Now, health officials in the U.S. have a new warning in response to the growing monkeypox outbreak. On May 20, the CDC issued a "Level 2" health notice that cautions travelers to "practice enhanced precautions" as the virus spreads, with cases currently reported in North America, Europe, and Australia. While they specify that "risk to the general public is low," the agency urges anyone traveling to avoid close contact with sick people, "including those with skin lesions or genital lesions." People on the road should also avoid any contact with dead or live animals, especially small mammals such as rodents or "non-human primates" such as apes or monkeys.

The CDC warns to avoid all contact with contaminated materials used by sick people, including clothing and bedding, or any objects that may have come in contact with an infected animal. The agency also urges travelers not to prepare or eat any meat from wild game or use products "derived from wild animals from Africa," including creams, lotions, or powders.

In its previously posted information about monkeypox precautions, the agency also warns that travelers should wash their hands often with soap and water—or use an alcohol-based sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol instead—and to keep hands away from their face.

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While travelers have previously had to contend with risk from the virus, the CDC points out that "none of these people reported having recently been in central or west African countries where monkeypox usually occurs, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, among others."

The agency reports that as of May 23, infections have been reported in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Estados Unidos. So far,monkeypox cases stateside include one confirmed case in Massachusetts, as well as one presumptive positive case in New York, one in Washington, two in Utah, and two in Florida, ABC News reports.

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Karaniwan, sinabi ng ahensya na angAng virus ay nagdudulot ng mga sintomas na katulad ng bulutong Iyon ay mas banayad sa paghahambing at karaniwang nagsisimula sa lagnat, sakit ng ulo, pananakit ng kalamnan, backaches, panginginig, at pagkapagod. Ang isang pangunahing kadahilanan ng pagkilala sa pagitan ng dalawang mga virus ay ang Monkeypox ay nagdudulot ng pamamaga sa mga lymph node habang ang bulutong ay hindi. Sinabi ng CDC na ang panahon ng pagpapapisa ng itlog mula sa impeksyon hanggang sa mga unang palatandaan ng sakit ay karaniwang saklaw mula pito hanggang 14 na araw ngunit maaaring hangga't lima hanggang 21 araw. At habang ang tala ng WHO na ang Monkeypox ay maaaring nakamamatay saIsa hanggang 11 porsyento ng mga nahawaang pasyente, ang mga kaso sa pinakabagong pagsiklab lahat ay lilitaw na sanhi ngHindi gaanong birtud na pilay ng virus,Ang Washington Post ulat.

Sa kabutihang palad, sa kabila ng matagal na mga katanungan tungkol sa mga potensyal na bagong anyo ng paghahatid, ang karamihan sa mga eksperto ay nananatiling maingat na maasahin sa mabuti na ang kamakailang pagtaas ng mga kaso ay malamang na hindi nagdudulot ng isang malubhang banta sa kalusugan sa antas ng covid-19. "Sa palagay ko ang panganib sa pangkalahatang publiko sa puntong ito, mula sa impormasyong mayroon tayo, ay napakababa,"Tom Inglesby, MD, Direktor ng Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, sinabiAng post.

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