The WHO did not activate its highest alert level in response to the global monkeypox outbreak, called a public health emergency of international concern.
The committee weighed whether or not to activate the WHO's highest alert level in response to the outbreak, called a public health emergency of international concern. Covid-19 and polio are the only other virus outbreaks considered international public health emergencies by the WHO.
The WHO director said research on the circulation of monkeypox in Africa has been neglected, which has put the health of people there and around the world at risk. Monkeypox is in the same virus family as smallpox, but it has milder symptoms. Most people recover in two to four weeks without specific medical treatment.
Monkeypox often begins with symptoms similar to the flu, such as fever, headache, body aches, chills, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes. A rash that looks like pimples or blisters then appears on the body. People are most infectious when they have the rash.
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