Suspected and confirmed cases of the virus are being increasingly reported across Europe, as well as in North America.
Spain is preparing to place an order for thousands of doses of a vaccine that protects against monkeypox after health authorities in the country identified seven cases of the viral disease.
Confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox, the smallpox-like virus that spreads through contact with an infected animal or human, have cropped up around the world this month. In Europe, nine cases of monkeypox were confirmed in the United Kingdom, 14 in Portugal. At least 13 cases are being investigated in Canada, and the first U.S.
The disease can have smallpox-like symptoms including fever, aches and a body rash. In Africa, monkeypox has been shown to cause death in as many as 1 in 10 people who catch it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . While some cases have occurred outside of Africa before, this is the first time that chains of transmission have been reported in Europe without any known links to west and central Africa, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control .
Monkeypox can be spread through contact with an infected animal or human. The ECDC states that between humans, prolonged face-to-face contact is needed—though the virus can also enter the body through bodily fluids and direct or indirect contact with lesions. Health authorities have noted that many current cases have been reported in men who have sex with other men .
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