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Monkeypox Vs. Coronavirus: How the two infections differ

New Delhi: As the world started getting relief from the effect of corona infection and people started returning to their old lifestyle, covid cases started increasing once again.

Over 15 to 20 thousand new cases of corona infection are being reported in a day across the country.

Moreover, another dangerous virus Monkeypox knocked the world and the WHO issued warning against it asking countries to take the virus seriously as it may have serious persecution.

 

The WHO declared Monkeypox a global health emergency on July 24. Monkeypox is also a viral disease like corona, which spreads rapid infection from one person to another. Based on data released by the United States health agency Centers for Disease Control, so far patients infected with monkeypox have been found in 87 countries of the world and the number of these patients is 26, 208.

These are the cases in which this disease has been confirmed. While many patients are currently being examined considering them as suspects. In India, 9 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in the country so far.

 

Difference Between Monkeypox and Corona Infection

The coronavirus usually enters the body of another person through breath. In medical parlance, it is called acute respiratory syndrome. While monkeypox spreads through orthopoxvirus genes.

The coronavirus spreads through the breath and droplets released from the breath of the infected person who are infected with the virus can also infect another person by going to the body. Usually, this virus enters the body of any person through breath. If the virus gets infected on the nose and mouth when using a towel or other item used by the infected person, it can still spread the infection.

While the monkeypox virus usually spreads in humans when it comes in contact with animals. When a person touches an infected animal or eats the meat of such an animal, then he can become a victim of this infection. However, after this, this infection can spread easily from one person to another.

The corona virus enters the body and attacks the body’s immunity by making millions of copies of it. While monkeypox virus occurs when coming in contact with pus, saliva or other substances released from the body of an infected person.

The virus that spreads corona infection has a single strand genetic material code, which is called RNA. While monkeypox-spreading viruses have a double-stranded genetic code, which is related to DNA.