What is MonkeyPox?
=> Smallpox became extinct in 1990.
The monkeypox is a member of that smallpox family - orthopoxvirus.
=> The virus first appeared in monkeys in 1958, from which the name MonkeyPix comes.
The first human body was identified in 1960 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
=> From 1980 to 1990, many smallpox vaccination programs were carried out to eradicate the disease.
It was then found that the vaccine also gave people some protection against monkeypox.
After the extinction of smallpox, monkeypox reappeared in some places.
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Two variants were known earlier - one from Congo, one from West Africa.
The Congo variant has a mortality rate of about 10% - which many fear.
But the death rate in the West Africa variant is 1%.
The West African variant has been found in Europe so far, that is less horrible.
It should also be kept in mind that in the villages where the disease is occasionally caught, there is not much health care, so in the improved health care system, far less people will die than in sha Allah.
=>. Monkeys usually spread from animals to humans - such as squirrels, rats, etc.
An outbreak in the United States in 2003 was caused by a dog.
= >> This time the outbreak is different because so many countries have never spread so many viruses at once.
This means that the virus is now being transmitted from person to person.
So far there have been a number of cases in Europe that have no history of traveling to West Africa.
= >> What are the symptoms?
- Headache, body-arm-leg pain and extreme fatigue with fever (100.4 degrees and above).
This is usually accompanied by swelling of some lymph nodes.
After 4-5 days of fever comes a rash that becomes a whole - a bit like chickenpox or chickenpox but a little bigger in size.
It starts in the mouth or genitals then spreads to the body.
= >>. Covid's infection rate is still very low but not zero.
It spreads from person to person in several ways - this skin is actually at the touch of the whole thing.
From the cotton or bedsheet used by the sick patient.
By coughing or sneezing.
Although sexual transmission has not been proven, it is believed to have potential.
The ones most at risk are the people closest to the patient - those who sleep with him, clean his clothes-bedsheets, and so on.
After that many health workers are at risk.
PPE is urgent.
= >> Symptoms start 5-21 days after exposure.
= >>. Most people feel a little bad but get better in 2-4 weeks without any problems.
Some people may be serious.
The reason for being serious is usually to catch other germs by chance (medical term is secondary infection).
Serious diseases are caused by infections of the lungs (pneumonia), encephalitis of the brain, eye (especially cornea) and infections (sepsis) that spread throughout the body.
All these complications can be managed if there is a good health system
= >> This is not the first o
It has been increasing since 2010.
In 2020, 4,600 cases of monkeypox were found in the Congo.
Since 2016, 500+ cases have been found in Nigeria.
In 2003, 70 cases were found in the United States
== >> Most people will get over it by drinking more water and taking para
Complications may require certain medications.
There is a licensed drug that was used in Smallpox but is nowhere to be found in the world - and many more treatments are needed.
The Smallpox vaccine provides 75% protection.
Although none of us under-40s have received this vaccine.
There is already a vaccine against monkeypox although there is no production
= >> A lot is unknown about the new out
Is it a new variant that is spreading more than before?
I know it's not contagious, but how contagious?
What is its mortality rate?
Will the Smallpox vaccine provide the same protection as before?
Could it be an epidemic?
There are no answers to many such questions.
Much is still unknown about Monkey Pox.
Be careful not to panic.
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