Monkeypox is more dangerous than corona?...

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S Venkateshwari
Monkeypox is more dangerous than corona?...

The havoc of monkeypox has spread in more than 70 countries of the world. The WHO has feared that cases of monkeypox may increase further in some parts of the world, including the US. health experts are concerned about whether monkeypox infection may prove to be more dangerous than the Covid pandemic? Let's understand.

Child specialist Dr Vinay Mishra has said that there is a difference in the nature of the monkeypox and Covid epidemic. Monkeypox is not an epidemic and the Covid infection has killed lakhs of people. Monkeypox is also a viral disease but it is not included in the list of Highly Infectious Diseases.


Monkeypox is a disease endemic mainly to Central and West African countries. According to WHO, cases of monkeypox have been seen in tropical rainforest areas. It is a matter of concern that for the past few days, cases of monkeypox infection are being reported in many parts of the world.

Is monkeypox more dangerous than covid?

According to Kurt Krause, professor of Bio-Chemistry at the university of Otago, monkeypox is not as dangerous as Covid. The health organization says that countries should keep an eye on the monkeypox crisis so that it does not spread on a large scale.

Professor Kurt Krause says that monkeypox is almost like smallpox or chickenpox. Patients infected with monkeypox can recover soon. It does not spread very fast, although people from a particular area can get infected by it. It does not spread rapidly from one person to another.



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