Pakistan's first monkeypox case
Pakistani health authorities have confirmed the first case of mpox in the country. The infectious viral disease, earlier known as monkeypox, was found in a 25-year-old Pakistani man who recently arrived in Islamabad from Saudi Arabia. Sajid Shah, a health ministry official, said the patient has been quarantined in a hospital in the capital and contact tracing has begun. Monkeypox is a viral disease that affects humans and animals, causing a wide range of symptoms, including fever, rash, and muscle pain. It is caused by the Monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also includes the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox. The disease was first identified in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred among monkeys used in research laboratories. The first human case of monkeypox was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and since then, it has been reported in several African countries, including Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coas