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I-monkeypox ilapha eColorado. Ukukhathalela wena kunye nempilo yakho yeyona nto iphambili kuthi, kwaye sifuna ukukugcina unolwazi.

Yintoni iMonkeypox?

Imonkeypox sisifo esingaqhelekanga esibangelwa ukosulelwa yintsholongwane yemonkeypox. Intsholongwane yeMonkeypox yinxalenye yosapho olufanayo lweentsholongwane njengentsholongwane ye-variola, intsholongwane ebangela ingqakaqha. Iimpawu zemonkeypox ziyafana neempawu zengqakaqha, kodwa zibuthathaka, kwaye inkawu ayifane ibulale. I-monkeypox ayihambelani nenkukhu.

I-monkeypox yafunyanwa ngo-1958 xa ukuqhambuka kwesifo esifana nerhashalala kwenzeka kwiikoloni zeenkawu ezigcinwe kuphando. Ngaphandle kokuba ibizwa ngokuba yi "monkeypox," umthombo wesi sifo awukaziwa. Nangona kunjalo, iimpuku zaseAfrika kunye neeprimates ezingengobantu (njengeenkawu) zinokuba nentsholongwane kwaye zosulele abantu.

Imeko yokuqala yomntu ye-monkeypox yabhalwa ngo-1970. Ngaphambili, phantse zonke iimeko zemonkeypox kubantu abangaphandle kwe-Afrika zazinxulunyaniswa nohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe ukuya kumazwe apho isifo siqhele ukwenzeka okanye ngezilwanyana ezisuka kwamanye amazwe. Ezi meko zenzeka kumazwekazi amaninzi. [1]

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/about/index.html