The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has published a study on monkeypox issued by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hama University, Syria. The study was prepared by Professor Dr. Darem Tabbaa, based on 91 scientific references.

The study provides an overview of monkeypox, its causative factors, modes of transmission, symptoms, signs of infection, as well as prevention methods and treatment.

The study highlights that monkeypox is a viral zoonosis caused by a virus primarily infecting animals in the tropical rainforest regions of Central and West Africa. Transmission occurs when a person or animal comes into contact with the virus from an infected animal, human, or contaminated materials, entering the body through skin lesions, the respiratory tract, or mucous membranes.
Furthermore, the study details the symptoms and signs of monkeypox infection in both animals and humans, noting that there are generally three forms of infection. It begins with mild upper respiratory tract symptoms followed by a skin rash, then lesions in the mucous membranes and choking, and finally, bronchial pneumonia.

The study underscores that effective primary prevention of monkeypox infection requires ensuring that the country or region where a person resides is free of the disease in both animals and humans. In regions where the disease has appeared, it is essential to monitor imported animals or those accompanying travelers, while also implementing joint national strategies between public health and veterinary health institutions.

For more details and to download the study, visit the link: https://icesco.org/xqd2