According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the monkeypox virus is transmitted mainly to people from wild animals such as rodents and primates. However, human-to-human transmission is also possible.
Initially, the virus was discovered in monkeys in a Danish laboratory in 1958. The first human case was reported in a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970.
- Learn about the main symptoms, how monkeypox is different from smallpox, the incubation period, and more in our infographic.
Source: SPUTNIK NEWS