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Animals are also threatened by monkeypox

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  The cases of monkeypox are increasing rapidly around the world.  Meanwhile, a shocking news has come from France.  Here the transmission of the virus from human to pet dog has been confirmed.  This is the first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox in the world. Monkeypox spread from two patients to a dog has been published in the journal Lancet.  According to researchers from the Sorbonne University in Paris, monkeypox was confirmed in two men.  Both of them have sex with men.  Of these, a 44-year-old person is HIV positive, while the other person is 27 years old and is HIV negative. 12 days after both men tested positive for monkeypox, their Italian Greyhound dog was also tested.  The 4-year-old dog had never had any such disease before, yet his test result came back positive. dog-like symptoms The Italian Greyhound is a breed of dog infected with monkeypox patients. Both males live with each other and have sex with other males.  He developed pus-filled rash in the private