How the MPOX virus is spreading worldwide?|| MPOX virus explained|| LetsgoScience

A dangerous virus is rapidly spreading across the world, and so far, cases have been reported in 116 countries, including India. The World Health Organization has issued an alert, stating that if it is not controlled quickly, it could turn into the next major pandemic. Just a week ago, on August 14th, WHO Director Dr. Tedros announced that a dangerous virus—Mpox, which had only been infecting one country in Africa—has now become a threat to the entire world.

This deadly Mpox virus, which had a weaker variant that attempted to spread globally in 2022, has recently developed a new strain that is far more powerful and virulent. Estimates suggest that this new variant is at least seven times deadlier than COVID. Is this virus nearing a tipping point, similar to COVID in March 2020? Are we on the verge of another extended lockdown? How did a virus that was initially confined to one African country suddenly spread worldwide? Has it been tampered with, like COVID, to become more deadly? Do we have a solution, like a vaccine, or will we face the same helplessness as during COVID? To understand, we need to look at where this new virus originated and how it became so potent.