Fortunately, so far, no one has died in this ongoing multi-country monkeypox outbreak, but where it began and what’s causing its spread remains unknown. Unlike SARS-CoV-2, the RNA virus that causes COVID-19, monkeypox virus is a DNA virus. By 1985, the World Health Organization had recorded 310 monkeypox cases in rural West and Central Africa, with the majority in Congo. Why are monkeypox cases rising? In parts of Central and West Africa, where the virus is endemic, human monkeypox cases have been rising since the 1970s.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2022 02:47 UTC