Latest! Monkeypox will be included in Class B infectious diseases. Learn more about prevention in one picture

Latest! Monkeypox will be included in Class B infectious diseases. Learn more about prevention in one picture

According to the website of the National Health Commission, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, monkeypox will be included in the management of Class B infectious diseases from September 20, 2023, and Class B infectious disease prevention and control measures will be adopted. This has once again focused people's attention on monkeypox.

Monkeypox is a zoonosis caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, which has mainly occurred in Central Africa and West Africa. Since May 2022, monkeypox outbreaks have occurred in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. In September 2022, my country reported its first imported case of monkeypox, and local monkeypox outbreaks began in June 2023. Currently, more than 20 provinces in the country have reported monkeypox cases, triggering new local secondary outbreaks and hidden transmission.

How is monkeypox transmitted? Will it cause disfigurement? How can it be treated and prevented? Learn more about it in one picture!

**Appendix: **Before monkeypox was included in the list of Class B infectious diseases, what were the Class B infectious diseases in China? What is the transmission route? Is there a vaccine to prevent it?

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