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Rise in Mpox cases: WHO keeps highest alert level

  • November 23, 2024
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Rise in Mpox cases: WHO keeps highest alert level

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Sec: Health

Context:

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has maintained its highest level of alert for the Mpox epidemic due to the rising number of cases and geographic spread.
  • WHO had declared mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in August this year.
  • This is the second time the infectionhas received the designation as the outbreak in July 2022 was also declared as PHEIC.

Abot Mpox disease:

  • Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus which was first recorded in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  • It is characterized by symptoms like fever, muscle aches, and boil-like skin lesions. In severe cases, it can be fatal.
  • Mpox can be transmitted to humans through physical contact with someone who is infectious, with contaminated materials, or with infected animals.
  • There are no specific treatments for Mpox virus infection.

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC):

  • A PHEIC is a formal declaration by the WHO, of an extraordinary event that poses a public health risk through international disease spread, requiring a coordinated global response.
  • Established under the International Health Regulations (IHR) in 2005, a legally binding framework for WHO member states to prevent and respond to international health threats.
  • Criteria for Declaration:
    • Unusual or unexpected health events.
    • Risk of international disease spread.
    • Requires immediate international response
  • Recent Examples include the COVID-19 Pandemic, which was declared a PHEIC on January 30, 2020, and remained so until May 5, 2023.
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