Monkeypox has reached the UK – here’s what you need to know
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2180901-monkeypox-has-reached-the-uk-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
In Africa, there are occasional reports of people catching it from eating bushmeat such as squirrels and rodents, and it can sometimes pass between humans too. It has a reported death rate of between 1 and 10 per cent, with children being most likely to die.How serious is the disease there?
Three people in the UK have been diagnosed with monkeypox since the start of September, and are now being cared for in hospital by tropical disease specialists. The condition has not been recorded in this country before.Why is it in the news?
