The fast-spreading monkeypox virus led the World Health Organization (WHO ) to declare a “public health emergency of international concern ” this month .
快速传播的猴痘病毒促使世界卫生组织（世卫组织）本月宣布“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”。
He added : “We have an outbreak that has spread … through new modes of transmission , about which we understand too little .”
他补充说：“我们面临的疫情已经……通过新的传播途径扩散，而我们对这些途径了解太少。”
In recent years , the health agency has issued such declarations on COVID-19 , Ebola , and the Zika viruses .
近年来，该卫生机构曾就新冠、埃博拉和寨卡病毒发布过此类声明。
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ) says that monkeypox is part of the same virus family as smallpox .
美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）表示，猴痘与天花属于同一病毒家族。
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 among groups of monkeys used for research .
猴痘于1958年首次在用于研究的猴群中被发现。
The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 .
首例人类猴痘病例记录于1970年。
The virus spreads mainly through close contact with an infected person .
该病毒主要通过与感染者的密切接触传播。
Until this year , the viral disease has rarely spread outside Africa .
今年以前，这种病毒性疾病很少传播到非洲以外。
But reports of new cases in Europe and other places signaled that the outbreak had spread around the world .
但欧洲和其他地方报告的新病例表明，疫情已扩散到全世界。
Monkeypox symptoms are similar to smallpox but milder .
猴痘的症状与天花相似，但较轻。
Most patients only experience fever , aches , and tiredness .
大多数患者只会出现发烧、疼痛和疲倦。
Some may develop a rash with cuts on their face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body .
有些人可能会在脸部和手部出现带有破损的皮疹，并可能蔓延到身体其他部位。
The sickness usually lasts two to four weeks .
该病通常持续两到四周。
A pregnant woman can also pass the virus to her fetus .
孕妇也可能将病毒传给胎儿。
Unlike the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic , monkeypox does not spread easily over the air .
与引发新冠大流行的SARS-CoV-2病毒不同，猴痘不容易通过空气传播。
Health officials from several countries urged the WHO to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as the disease spread quickly in the past month .
由于该病在过去一个月迅速传播，多国卫生官员敦促世卫组织宣布猴痘为突发公共卫生事件。
From June to July , the WHO reported that cases of monkeypox had increased from 3,040 to more than 16,000 .
世卫组织报告称，从6月到7月，猴痘病例从3040例增至16000多例。
The number of countries with infections have also gone up from 47 to 75 .
出现感染的国家数量也从47个增加到75个。
Officials were especially concerned that the disease has spread quickly among people who did not travel to Africa where the disease is endemic .
官员们尤其担心的是，该病在没有去过非洲（该病的地方性流行地区）的人群中迅速传播。
That means it has become permanently established in an area .
这意味着它已在某一地区长期存在。
The emergency declaration usually brings more resources and action to deal with the outbreak .
紧急状态声明通常会带来更多资源和行动来应对疫情。
It also pushes countries to work together on testing and producing vaccines and treatments for the disease .
它还促使各国在检测以及生产该病的疫苗和治疗药物方面开展合作。
For now , the WHO said the risk of monkeypox is “moderate ” around the world , except in Europe where it listed the risk as “high .”
目前，世卫组织表示猴痘在全球的风险为“中等”，只有欧洲被列为“高”风险。
CDC health officials advise that people should avoid close , skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox .
CDC卫生官员建议，人们应避免与出现类似猴痘皮疹的人进行密切的皮肤接触。
In Central and West Africa , the CDC says people should avoid contact with animals that can spread the monkeypox virus , such as monkeys and rodents .
CDC表示，在中非和西非，人们应避免接触可能传播猴痘病毒的动物，如猴子和啮齿动物。
And they should also avoid sick or dead animals .
他们还应避开生病或死亡的动物。
At this time , health officials are still learning whether children and people with existing health problems are more at risk of the disease .
目前，卫生官员仍在研究儿童和有基础疾病的人是否更容易感染该病。
If you are sick with monkeypox , health officials say you should remain isolated .
卫生官员表示，如果你感染了猴痘，应该保持隔离。
There is no cure for monkeypox .
猴痘目前无法治愈。
U.S . and European health officials say antivirals , such as tecovirimat , may be given to people who are more likely to get severely sick .
美国和欧洲卫生官员表示，可以给更容易发展为重症的人使用替考韦瑞等抗病毒药物。
That group includes patients with weakened immune systems .
这一群体包括免疫系统较弱的患者。
Health officials in Europe and the U.S . have also recently announced that they will send out monkeypox vaccines to affected communities .
欧洲和美国的卫生官员最近也宣布，将向受影响社区发放猴痘疫苗。