Monkeypox, A Member Of The Orthopox Family Of Viruses, Is An Infection Accidentally Transmitted To Humans Due To Its Similarity To The Smallpox Virus. Although Animals Infected With Monkeypox Exhibit No Symptoms, Infected Humans Manifest High Fever Accompanied By Headaches, Cervical And Inguinal Adenopathy, And Cutaneous Lesions That Are Similar To Those That Characterize A Smallpox Infection. As With Smallpox, No Effective Medical Treatment Has Been Identified. Here, The Arms And Legs Of A 4 Year Old Girl Infected With Monkeypox. Bondua, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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NATIONAL News — Haum eon ro  Pilipinas sa posibleng pagkalhit it monkeypox cases.

Raya ro ginpasiguro  ni DOH Officer-In-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire matapos ma-detect ro kauna-unahang kaso it nasambit nga sakit sa nasyon ko nagtaliwan nga domingo. 

Suno  kay Vergeire, tanan nga  close contacts it unang monkeypox case hay nagapabilin nga asymptomatic.

Ginklaru man it  opisyal nga mag-eowas sa virus, sambilog  sa mga hangkat sa nasambit nga sakit  hay ro   misinformation ag diskriminasyon sa mga infected,  bangud nga  bukon man it  sexually transmitted disease ro monkeypox.

Samtang, plano it Department of Transportation nga makikipagbueuligan ro  DOH sa pagbilog it  guidelines  agud nga malikawan ro pagtaeapnan, partikular sa public transportation.

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