新闻报报看 | 世界卫生组织几天前再次将猴痘疫情列为最高级别的公共卫生紧急事件。跟2022年猴痘从非洲地方性疾病，演变成全球疫情的情况不同，这次的猴痘新病毒株的致死率高达10%，比2022年的1%高出10倍，传染力更强、患者症状更严重……（主播：庄文杰、傅雪玲）
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00:04If you still remember, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022,
00:08there was another disease that spread rapidly in the UK and spread all over the world at the same time.
00:14That is, monkeypox.
00:16After two years, the monkeypox epidemic rose again and shook the world.
00:20A few days ago, the World Health Organization listed monkeypox as the highest-level public health emergency.
00:27In 2022, monkeypox changed from a local disease in Africa to a global disease.
00:34This time, the mortality rate of monkeypox new virus is up to 10%.
00:38It is 10 times higher than 1% in 2022.
00:41And now the new virus is more infectious.
00:44The symptoms of the patient are more serious.
00:46Monkeypox was initially a disease found in monkeys.
00:50Until 1970, the first human-infected cases appeared in Africa.
00:55It gradually spread and became a local popular disease in Africa.
01:00In the past, human-infected monkey virus was mainly caused by animal contact.
01:06However, the monkeypox epidemic in 2022 proved that monkeypox can be transmitted through sex.
01:12And the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to swine flu.
01:16Like fever, cold, body pain, etc.
01:19The patient's face, arms, chest, and reproductive organs may be infected.
01:25In order to avoid racial discrimination, the World Health Organization named monkeypox as M.DOU in 2022.
01:32The M.DOU epidemic has become a global health focus again.
01:36Because last week, the African Disease Prevention Center announced that there were at least 13 countries in Africa that had monkey M.DOU cases.
01:43Compared to the same period last year, this case increased by 160%.
01:48And the death rate also increased by 19%.
01:51It is worth noting that compared to the second wave of the virus in 2022,
01:55which is mainly transmitted in heterosexual groups,
01:58the first wave of the virus is mainly transmitted in heterosexual groups.
02:04And most of the patients are sex workers, truck drivers, etc.
02:09After the World Health Organization announced the M.DOU epidemic as a public health emergency,
02:14the Swedish government announced the first case of M.DOU the next day.
02:18It is also the first confirmed case of the epidemic that has rushed out of Africa.
02:22In the face of the M.DOU epidemic, the European Disease Prevention Center warned that
02:26there may be more input cases in the future,
02:29and updated the epidemic prevention guide,
02:31suggesting that people who plan to go to African countries should get vaccinated before departure.
02:36As for Asia, which is far from the source of the outbreak,
02:39although no relevant cases have been found,
02:41many countries have begun to prepare for the epidemic,
02:45and have sent out preventive measures to prevent it from spreading.
02:48Among them, the Chinese customs issued a notice yesterday,
02:50asking people who have been in contact with confirmed cases or have symptoms of M.DOU to report it.
02:56The Minister of Health of Singapore, Wang Yikang, also pointed out that
02:59the M.DOU epidemic is just a matter of time before it spreads to Singapore.
03:03Therefore, the authorities will be more vigilant,
03:06stipulating that all visitors report their health condition,
03:08and isolating suspected cases and close contacts.
03:11As for the M.DOU epidemic,
03:14I believe many viewers are also worried about whether this wave of the epidemic
03:18will also cause another epidemic disease as big as COVID-19.
03:23For this point, you don't have to worry,
03:26because scientists believe that
03:28the big epidemic disease is usually caused by the virus of air transmission.
03:32However, the transmission path of M.DOU is mainly in close contact with the patient,
03:37and patients infected with M.DOU will have dermatitis on their bodies.
03:41People will avoid contact when they see it,
03:43and it is unlikely to cause a big epidemic disease.
03:46In addition, M.DOU already has a vaccine that can prevent it,
03:49and will also become a large-scale firewall for M.DOU.
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