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Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus, family Poxviridae.
Two different clades exist: clade I and II.
Symptoms can include a rash, fever, andbody aches, among others.
It spreads from person to person or from exposure to infected animals or materials.
Most people will recover within 2-4 weeks with appropriate care.
Since 2022, person-to-person transmission has been sustained in a global outbreak.
Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa on August 23 confirmed that Kenya recorded its second case of Mpox.
The case was confirmed after samples were taken from a male truck driver at the Malaba One Stop Border post in Busia who had exhibited signs of the disease.
by WILLIAM WANYOIKE
