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Understanding whether "inoculation of a baby pox" can prevent smallpox?
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5 July 2022 9:38 a.m.
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When talking about "
smallpox
" at the Department of Disease Control
Ministry of Health
has issued a warning to be careful
after finding more infected people in many countries
Although it is not a new disease
But there hasn't been an epidemic for more than ten years.
Therefore, it raises the question of whether many people are wondering if inoculation in infancy.
Can it help prevent smallpox?
What is an infant arm abscess?
There are two forms of infant arm abscess.
Vaccinate people with
smallpox or
smallpox (Smallpox Virus)
because in those days there was a severe outbreak of smallpox.
And in the later period, smallpox began to abate and fade.
This vaccination ended in 1977, and now most newborns are vaccinated with BCG to prevent invasive TB instead.
This invasive tuberculosis can cause meningitis, pneumonia, bone tuberculosis, etc.
Can vaccination in infant's arm prevent smallpox?
People aged 50 and over are immune to smallpox. The Small Pock Virus protects against 85% of monkeypox, but in the younger group it is not.
Because the vaccine that has been injected will only prevent tuberculosis.
And in people under 50 years of age, there is generally no recommendation for further vaccination.
Instead, smallpox vaccination is recommended for people with lab involvement.
close group of people
Only in some high-risk countries
What is monkeypox?
Smallpox
is caused by a viral infection.
This is a species that is similar to the Small Pock Virus, but the severity of the disease is less than smallpox.
can become and then disappear on its own
by the symptoms of smallpox monkey
Initially there will be fever, fatigue, aches and pains, and headaches. These symptoms last for a day or two and then develop into a rash, mouth ulcers, blisters on the mouth, face, arms, legs, and red spots on 1-2. A day or two before the blister starts to bulge, it will be a clear blister.
and become pustules with clear boundaries, with a point in the middle for another 5-7 days, resulting in scabs
which should be careful during the blistering until the scab is present, approximately 2 weeks in total, as it is a contagious period
in the group of people who are at risk of contracting monkey pox
Or most of the current risk groups are people who have been in contact with those suspected of having the disease.
or close contact
or exposed to animal secretions traveling from high-risk countries
and groups of medical personnel who treat patients, which may increase the chances of contracting the disease.
But in general people may not be very risky.
monkey pox treatment
There is currently no drug that can directly treat monkey pox, but most will go away on their own.
The method is therefore in the form of symptomatic treatment.
If you have any symptoms, take that kind of medication and rest. In high-risk groups, such as children, people with underlying medical conditions, and pregnant women, the doctor will consider treating them by using other antiviral drugs, such as medications. Smallpox, Small Pock, or antiviral medications used to treat CMV infections may provide relief.
And must have FDA certification from the World Health Organization that it can only be used.
Although monkeypox is less severe than smallpox
which we can differentiate from the appearance of the rash and symptoms, for example, in monkeypox, there is often enlarged lymph nodes.
or lymph node inflammation than people with smallpox, etc. and have not found an outbreak in Thailand
But we should always take care of ourselves.
cooked food
wash your hands with soap
or alcohol often
to keep myself safe
Far away from disease,
article by Dr. Renuka Jaratpongpisut
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
child health center
Phyathai 2 Hospital
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