Monkeypox: Kerala on high alert
For Prelims.
- Monkeypox: It is caused by monkeypox virus.
- It is a zoonotic disease (transmitted from animals to humans).
- First detected in the African nation of ‘Democratic Republic of Congo.’
- Fatality rate is very high (approximately 10%).
- No vaccine has yet been created for the disease.
Source : The Hindu 
