First cases of monkeypox detected in children in US

The viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions is being largely detected in men who have sex with men, in the recent outbreak.
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The first cases of monkeypox in children were reported in the US on Friday. The infected cases included a toddler in California and an infant who is not a US resident. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted in a statement that the two cases are unrelated and most likely accounted for house transmission. The agency further informed that the kids are being provided treatment.
India has reported 3 cases of monkeypox so far, all from Kerela. The first case was recorded in Kerala's Kollam on July 14, after a man who arrived from the UAE tested positive, while the second one was reported in a 31-year-old Dubai-returned man. The third case was reported on July 22 in a resident of Malappuram who arrived in the southern state on July 6 and started showing symptoms of fever and spots from July 13. He was admitted to Manjeri Medical College and is currently undergoing treatment there.
Notably, the viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, is being largely detected in men who have sex with men, in the recent outbreak. More than 14000 cases of monkeypox have been detected this year so far across more than 60 countries with 5 deaths in Africa.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes a disease with symptoms similar, although less severe, to smallpox. It is a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. It can be transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, lesions on the skin or on internal mucosal surfaces, such as in the mouth or throat, respiratory droplets and contaminated objects, the world health body informed.
Monkeypox is usually a self-limited disease with symptoms lasting from 2 to 4 weeks. Severe cases occur more commonly among children and largely depend on the extent of virus exposure, patient health status and nature of complications.
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