Stage 1 – Empathize
Monkeypox has existed for many years, but in our country it is a new or little known disease, so there is a lot of misinformation about it. About 90 cases of contagion have been confirmed in Colombia. People often use the monkeypox issue to make jokes and create memes: Myths have been created about the disease: For this purpose, the Colombian Ministry of National Health (MINSALUD) has made available to citizens an ABC containing all the important information about the disease: What is it? It is a viral zoonotic (a virus transmitted to humans by animals infected with the virus) caused by the simian pox virus with symptoms similar to smallpox, however, clinically symptom similar to smallpox, but clinically less severe. Although monkeypox virus was discovered in 1958, the condition was recognized as a disease in humans in 1970. How is it transmitted? Animal to human transmission (zoonotic) can occur by direct contact with blood, body fluids, skin lesions or mucous membranes of...
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