CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ARUP’s test, Orthopoxvirus (includes monkeypox virus) by PCR, is designed to detect an essential viral gene and will detect members of the Orthopoxvirus genus, including monkeypox virus and vaccinia virus.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was the tenth country to report a monkeypox case in Asia and the first in South Asia. Currently, India has reported 23 cases of monkeypox. Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monkeypox (also called mpox by the WHO) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms ranges from five to twenty-one days.