The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
In US, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was reported over 2,800 confirmed monkeypox cases in 44 states, DC and Puerto Rico! Globally, there are over 16,500 cases reported in 74 countries.
With monkey pox, we have three ongoing public health emergencies: polio, covid19 and monkey pox!
1. Polio began in 2014!
2. Covid-19 began in 2020.
3. Monkey pox began in 2022.
We also have four expired pandemic declarations: H1N1, Ebola I, Ebola II, and Zika!
1. H1N1 is from 2009 to 2010.
2. Ebola I is from 2014 to 2016.
3. Ebola II is from 2019 to 2020.
4. Zika virus in 2016.