Colors of the homeland Fears of a global spread of a new strain of the deadly virus…the most lethal

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Day after day, health officials in the world issue warnings about various viruses striking the world during the current stage, for fear that they will spread in a way that will be lost under control, the latest of which is the warning of a deadly strain of smallpox.

Doctors and health officials across the United States, specifically the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have issued a dire warning about a deadly strain of smallpox, as experts worry that the strain of the contagious virus circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may spread globally, according to « Reuters.

A special alert for doctors: The center directed doctors in the United States to be aware of any cases of smallpox among travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to test patients who show symptoms of the virus.

Global fears of an outbreak of the deadly smallpox virus

The largest smallpox outbreak ever, the report revealed, stressing that this type is driven by a different form of the virus than the variant responsible for the global wave of cases that appeared in 2022 and 2023.

There are two types of viruses that can cause infection SmallpoxIt is divided into genetically distinct groups called clades, and the disease it causes can manifest in different ways.

The level 1 (one) virus fueling the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo causes a disease that is more serious, more lethal and more contagious than the type 2 virus, which broke out globally last year, with a fatality rate of about 10% (the rate for type II is less than 1%).

What did the World Health Organization say about the deadly virus?

We are very concerned, said Rosamund Lewis, head of smallpox diseases at the World Health Organization, to Reuters, stressing: “If it adapts better to human-to-human transmission, this represents a risk,” stressing that this increases the possibility of the spread of the disease. More importantly, it confirms that there is very little information about people who die from The virus In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fears increase dramatically.