Coronavirus, monkeypox, Langya and other zoonotic viruses broke out one after another. How should humans deal with the next round of pandemics?

A study published in the journal Nature in April noted that there are about 10,000 viruses that have the potential to infect humans, most of which "transmit silently among wild mammals.

The focus is on zoonotic viruses, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19

Coronaviruses, Filoviruses, Arboviruses (Coronaviruses, Filoviruses and Flaviviruses)

Researchers are closely watching three types of viruses

The second is the Ebola virus, which is a member of the filovirus family

The third is arboviruses, mainly yellow fever viruses

Langya virus

In China, about 35 people have been diagnosed with a newly discovered virus known as Langya virus (LayV)

The virus does not appear to spread from person to person
.

It is spread by the shrew (qú jīng), a small rodent known to be the vector of the Henipa-like virus
.

The virus has also been found in some goats and dogs
.

monkeypox

Experts say monkeypox is unlikely to become a pandemic, even if there is a current outbreak
.

The first documented human infection with monkeypox occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970
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The U.
S.
has reported about 9,000 cases so far, spread across 49 states, Washington, D.
C.
and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
.

There have been no reports of monkeypox deaths in the United States
.

On July 23, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the monkeypox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern"
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This is the highest level of public health alert the WHO has issued to the world
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In response, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, posted on July 25, 2022 that it is only a matter of time before monkeypox is introduced into mainland China
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Deaths from monkeypox virus have been reported recently in Brazil, Spain, and India
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The U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for the intradermal injection of the monkeypox vaccine, a change that will increase the availability of the monkeypox vaccine fivefold as only a smaller dose is required
.

The FDA also allows the monkeypox vaccine for high-risk groups under the age of 18
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Jynneos, made by Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic, is the only monkeypox vaccine approved by the U.
S.
FDA
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The vaccine is given in two doses, 28 days apart
.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As of August 9, there were 1,021,898 cases of COVID-19
.

On the same day, there were 128,676 new cases in the U.
S.
alone
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For the most part, the availability of effective vaccines and booster shots, as well as the availability of treatments such as Gilead's Veklury, Merck's molnupirvir, and Pfizer's Paxlovid, as well as some antibody therapies, have made the disease manageable, although It can still be potentially fatal to the unvaccinated elderly and the immunosuppressed
.

"We've seen a rapid increase in the number of BA.
4 and BA.
5, and hopefully the number of samples we can sequence," said Bailey Glenn, Ph.
D.
, assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine
.

"There are definitely some The subtype information might be relevant
.

We saw BA.
4.
6, which we haven't seen before
.
There's
still a lot of change going on
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From a genetic point of view, it's still adapting rapidly
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It's able to change and adapt The extent is still unbelievable
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” In addition, a vaccine against the Omicron variant is expected to be available this fall
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