MONKEY POX
KEY FACTS ABOUT MONKEY POX
There currently is an outbreak of the monkey pox disease in Bayelsa State including a medical doctor and 10 others. Here are some key facts about monkey pox...
-a rare viral infection first discovered in a 9 year old boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
-occurs primarily in central and western parts of Africa near tropical rain forests
-it is mainly a zoonotic infection (transmitted from animals to humans) through contact with blood, other body fluids or tissues of infected animals.
-animals implicated include rope squirrels, tree squirrels, Gambian rats, striped mice, dormice and primates
-can however also be transmitted from human to human contact with respiratory tract and skin lesion secretions
-monkey pox is similar to the already eradicated small pox, however much milder. In fact, vaccination with small pox vaccines(no longer available to the general population) was noted to largely contain the monkey pox virus.
-symptoms include: fever, severe headache, back pain and general muscle ache, as well as skin rash mostly found on the face, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. All these happen within 0-5 days following exposure to the virus.
-diagnosis can be made using laboratory tests
-presently no specific treatment. However, spread can be controlled through use of the smallpox vaccine which is presently unavailable
-PROGNOSIS is generally good as most people recover spontaneously within 2-3 weeks. However, the disease could be fatal for up to 10% of those infected
-PREVENTION : properly cooking animal products (meat, blood, etc), avoiding close contact with infected people, good personal hygiene inclusive of regular hand washing.
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There currently is an outbreak of the monkey pox disease in Bayelsa State including a medical doctor and 10 others. Here are some key facts about monkey pox...
-a rare viral infection first discovered in a 9 year old boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
-occurs primarily in central and western parts of Africa near tropical rain forests
-it is mainly a zoonotic infection (transmitted from animals to humans) through contact with blood, other body fluids or tissues of infected animals.
-can however also be transmitted from human to human contact with respiratory tract and skin lesion secretions
-monkey pox is similar to the already eradicated small pox, however much milder. In fact, vaccination with small pox vaccines(no longer available to the general population) was noted to largely contain the monkey pox virus.
-symptoms include: fever, severe headache, back pain and general muscle ache, as well as skin rash mostly found on the face, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. All these happen within 0-5 days following exposure to the virus.
-diagnosis can be made using laboratory tests
-presently no specific treatment. However, spread can be controlled through use of the smallpox vaccine which is presently unavailable
-PROGNOSIS is generally good as most people recover spontaneously within 2-3 weeks. However, the disease could be fatal for up to 10% of those infected
-PREVENTION : properly cooking animal products (meat, blood, etc), avoiding close contact with infected people, good personal hygiene inclusive of regular hand washing.
Mobile medics limited.
Health care at your doorsteps
mobilemedics.com.ng
08140573503|07018081073
facebook page: Mobile medics
twitter : @mobilemedics_ng
IG: mobilemedics_ng
Youtube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCz2lZMnfugXJuCjH1WamLhQ
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