Monkey pox. Is it curable? How to prevent it from getting infected?

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24 July 2022 17:10

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As the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared smallpox as an international public health emergency.

Coupled with the first reported case of monkey pox in Thailand, many people have raised their awareness of monkeypox again.

And the answer that many people want to know is whether monkeypox is curable or not.

How to treat

Check the answer here

Is Smallpox Monkey Cure?

Although "monkey pox" is a terrifying epidemic that makes many people paranoid.

But the good news is that monkey pox can be cured.

But at present, there is no direct cure.

Because most of the patients will be able to recover on their own.

Within about 2-4 weeks, which is symptomatic treatment combined with rest.

But what is worrisome is that if the patient is a high-risk group, such as a group of children, a group of people with underlying medical conditions, and a pregnant woman, there is a risk that the symptoms will be severe to death.

For this group of people, doctors may consider treatment with other antiviral drugs, such as small pock or antiviral drugs used to treat CMV infection, which may provide relief.

And must have FDA certification from the World Health Organization that it can only be used.

Is there a vaccine against smallpox?

Animal Emerging and Recurrent Disease Research Unit

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Chulalongkorn University

has provided information that the smallpox vaccine in humans

or the smallpox vaccine

It can help reduce the risk of contracting smallpox monkey pox.

But vaccinations should only be done in people who work in connection with the investigation of smallpox outbreaks and who work closely with infected people or animals.

and can be vaccinated up to 14 days after exposure

In addition, the new version of the monkeypox vaccine from foreign countries.

There is still a limitation because the production is less.

make a high price

The reservation has to wait for some time.

and must take into account the side effects on the people

If injected, must only be infected

prevent severe symptoms

As for the vaccination to prevent smallpox in the past,

Found that 85% can be prevented, which at present there is no vaccination for children like the previous generation.

due to the reduction of the epidemic

While trials of antiretroviral therapy for chickenpox patients are not yet 100% effective, they are still in the experimental stage.

And need to be studied carefully because antiviral drugs can have serious side effects.

How to prevent smallpox yourself

As there is currently no drug that can be directly used to treat smallpox.

And there is no vaccine used to prevent monkeypox in Thailand.

The best countermeasure is to protect yourself from smallpox:

  • Avoid contact with animals that may carry the disease.

  • Avoid being in close contact with the patient.

    or those in the group at risk of contracting the disease

  • Avoid direct contact with people who have rashes, blisters and pustules on the skin.

  • Do not share personal items with others for good hygiene.

  • Wash your hands often.

    Always use soap to clean your body.

  • Eat only cooked food

    No wild meat menu

  • Wear a mask when going out.

  • If there are abnormal symptoms

    to see a doctor

monkey pox symptoms

If someone is not sure that they will contract chickenpox or not.

Symptoms can be checked as follows:

  • high fever, chills

  • muscle aches

  • headache

  • tired

  • Cough, sore throat, runny nose

  • enlarged lymph nodes

  • A red rash, red pustules, clear blisters, pustules from a point on the body and gradually spreading all over the body.

The symptoms of smallpox monkey

It has an incubation period of about 5-20 days. The initial symptom is a fever, then 1-3 days it appears that blisters, blisters, or red blisters appear on the body.

And the symptoms continue for about 2-4 weeks before the blisters become scaly and then gradually recover from the disease on their own.

except in some cases with severe symptoms

low immunity

or have complications

It can be dangerous and risk your life.

Therefore, we must keep an eye on the abnormalities of the body.

whether the symptoms belong to the monkey pox risk group or not

At the same time, one should not be too anxious or paranoid.

Even though monkeypox is an epidemic

But it's not infecting or infecting as easily as COVID-19.

If the precautions have been taken according to the methods previously suggested, the risk of infection with smallpox is increased.

Reference: Animal Emerging and Recurrent Disease Research Unit.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Chulalongkorn University, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health

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