Monkey pox Flashcards
Recently,which organisation declared money pox as a Public Health Emergency of International concern(highest level of alert)?
WHO
Money pow cases appeared first in which state of India?
Kerela
Which of the following has not been declared as a public health emergency of International concern?
A] Covid 19
B]Ebola
C]Ziki virus
D]Polio
E]All of the above
What is an endemic ?
native and restricted to a certain place.
(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
What is an epidemic?
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
What is a pandemic?
(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
What is the criteria for declaring a disease as global health emergency of International concern?
3 criterias exist
a] Extraordinary event
b]constitutes a public health risk
c]potentially requires a coordinated international response
What is a zoonosis?
a virus transmitted to humans from animals
When was small pox eradicated?who invented the first vaccine(small pox)?
1980
Edward Jenner
When was moneypox first discovered?when and where was it first traced in humans?
1958
1970- In democratic republic of congo
The monkey pow belong to which genus and family?
Orthopoxivirus genus and poxviridae family
What are the two clades of Moneypox virus?
Central african(congo basin) clade and west african clade
When and where did the first moneypox virus outsided africa spotted?
2003 ,USA
