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Found a 7th woman infected with monkeypox and had a relationship with a black man
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29 Aug 2022 04:42 a.m.
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Continuing, Thailand found "smallpox monkey pox patient" as the 7th case. A woman in Bangkok has a history of traveling to entertainment districts popular with foreigners. having sex with a black man Preliminary monitoring for symptoms of close contacts, high risk 3 people, the "tomato flu" that is found in India. The Director-General of the Department of Disease Control explained that it was not a new disease.
Caused by a virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease, mild symptoms
The Genome Center, Mahidol University, reiterated the results of decoding the germplasm caused by Coxsackie virus A16, a strain that has spread more in China than in Thailand.
Confirm that there is a test kit available in
Public and private hospitals
As for the country's COVID-19 patients, hospital admissions are still stable, but the daily death toll is still high, ranking 10th in the world and 6th in Asia. A Spanish research team found that people with blood type O have more risk factors for covids than people with blood types. another
Thailand found more monkeypox cases, the seventh case. On August 28, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong
Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that it had received a report from the Bamrasnaradura Institute.
Found the 7th confirmed case of monkey pox, a 37-year-old Thai woman living in Bangkok, so the team was assigned to investigate the disease.
Division of Epidemiology
Visit the area with the staff of Bamrasnaradura Institute
Investigating the disease on August 27, ready to search for more patients and disinfect to prevent the spread.
Director-General of the Department of Disease Control stated that
From asking about the history of Thai female patients
have a congenital disease
live at home alone
No history of contact with rodents
and did not go to countries with outbreaks
History of having sex with a foreigner of color before the illness
Bamrasnaradura Institute's disease investigation revealed that during the three weeks before becoming sick, they went to entertainment areas popular with foreigners. Later on Aug. 20, the patient started to have a low-grade fever on Aug. 21. Small pus-like blisters begin to appear around the anus.
Then on August 22, the same type of pustules began to appear on the fingers, arms, back and spread to the face and genitals.
more symptoms
The patient was admitted to Bamrasnaradura Institute.
Later, on Aug. 26, doctors collect laboratory samples from the blood, pustules and throat by using Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) methods and send them to the HIV group. high and emerging
Bamrasnaradura Institute
and medical science center
The monkeypox virus genetic material was found in all samples. In addition, the patient had a history of visiting elderly relatives.
As a result, there are 3 high-risk close contacts.
monitor for symptoms
The three high-risk close contacts closely.
The last date of contact with the patient is August 21 and the surveillance period will expire on September 11. As of August 27, 2022, confirmed cases of monkeypox were found throughout the country. The world has 48,331 people in 83 countries. The top 5 countries with the highest cases are the United States with 17,432, Spain 6,458, Brazil 4,472, France 3,421, Germany 3,405 and 15 deaths.
In the case of the news found a tomato flu patient in India.
Until causing widespread panic that it may be a new type of infectious disease, Dr. Opas explained that patients in India found in the group of young children under the age of 5, nearly a hundred infected.
no deaths
This is because the virus is easily spread by touch, such as touching an unclean surface.
or put things in your mouth
This makes young children under 5 years of age particularly vulnerable to this type of virus.
The initial symptoms are flu-like, with fever, aches and pains, and then a rash with a reddish appearance.
and a blister like a tomato
Dr. Opas also said that
From the assumptions and symptoms of children who are sick similar to hand, foot and mouth disease that is common in children
Not a new infectious disease
The situation of the disease is still not a concern.
There have been no reports of cases found in Thailand.
and the disease is spreading in a limited range
Screening and treatment procedures in the country can be done in the same way as treating pediatric hand, foot and mouth disease.
Medicines in hospitals in the country at all levels
during this rainy season
cool and humid
Germs are easily spread.
We therefore ask for the cooperation of parents to be careful and take care of their children closely.
Always clean children's toys.
and areas where children are regularly
to reduce pathogens in the environment
while the medical genome center
Faculty of Medicine
Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University posted information on "tomato flu" via the Center for Medical Genomics Facebook page as well that from the genetic decoding of the wound swab samples from two patients
It was found that it is the "Coxsackie A16 (Coxsackie A16)" virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease.
And the Indian Ministry of Health has confirmed that the infection has been found.
"Tomato flu" in the country since May 2022 until now, as many as 82 people, including children under 5 years old, were found to be the most common in Kerala state.
(which is the state where the covid-19 virus is found)
and the monkey pox virus epidemic as well), followed by Tamil Nadu, Orissa, and Haryana.
The Genome Center also stated that
with a local name that
“Tomato flu” because if infected
Patients who are young children will have a red tomato-like rash.
causing pain to the body
Children under the age of 5 are particularly vulnerable to this virus.
This is because the virus is easily spread by touch, such as a young child touching an unclean surface contaminated with secretions.
or the child's feces are infected
or bringing something contaminated with the virus into the mouth
and a 13-month-old girl and a 5-year-old brother from England whose parents took them back to visit their relatives in India.
I developed a tomato flu-like rash on my hands and legs a week after returning from Kerala.
India In May, a parent reported that their child had been playing with another child who had just recovered.
"Tomato flu" a week before returning to England, Dr.
Julian Tang from the University of Leicester
In the UK and colleagues had blisters tested.
And the throat went for a “PCR” test, and it was found that it was not the monkey pox virus.
but a virus in the group of
Entero virus, which causes hand, foot and mouth disease, has been found to be Coxsackie A16 virus, with a genetic code similar to the Coxsackie A16 strain. In China, more than the species that have spread in Thailand is not a new type of virus.
or any new species
The Genome Center also stated that
It was concluded that an emerging disease called
"Tomato flu," which has affected a number of children in Kerala.
India
Genetic transcriptions from the sores and throat blisters from two young children reveal that hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by the Coxsackie A16 virus that has spread among children.
have mild symptoms
It is also possible that some may be caused by infection with the Chikungunya virus and dengue virus.
carrying mosquitoes
PCR screening kits in Thailand against the hand, foot and mouth virus are already available in many public and private hospitals.
This is because typhoid fever is a common occurrence in young children.
For the situation of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Thailand, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CDC) published information on August 28 that new cases have arrived. Hospitalized 1,769 people, 2,305 recovered, 17,554 people are undergoing treatment. Number of pneumonia patients hospitalized 764 people using ventilators, 383 people died, an increase of 27 people, of which 78% of the deaths were people. Aged 60 years and older and the oldest is 105 years old, since 2020, Thailand has 4,646,412 cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19, 4,596,636 cumulative recoveries and 32,222 cumulative deaths.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat from the Faculty of Medicine
Chulalongkorn University
Facebook post about the situation of COVID in Thailand
It is important to note that the number of COVID-19 deaths on August 27 is still the 10th highest in the world and 6th in Asia. Meanwhile, there is a research on covid symptoms and blood type by Diaz-Salazar. S et al from Spain
The study, published Aug. 27 in the journal Infectious Diseases, looked at 121 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 36 had tested positive and 85 had tested positive for COVID-19. no problem try covid
It was found that people with type O (O) blood were significantly more likely to develop COVID-19 symptoms than other blood types.
It was found that the risk was about 6 times greater.
It also has a higher number of abnormalities than any other blood type.
People with type O blood were found to have higher levels of chemicals in their blood that indicate inflammation than other blood types.
Although this study has a small number of populations studied.
but yields interesting results.
It will be interesting to see if there will be a large-scale study in the future that will prove consistent results. However, the Long-Covid problem is real and requires countries around the world to prepare for its impact.
both for health
economy and society
Protecting yourself from infection is the best.
As for the global coronavirus situation, the same day, British media reported that Serpascal Soriot, president of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Assessed that viral vaccines and boosters have helped lay the foundation for the body's immune system against COVID-19, so it disagrees with plans for yearly vaccinations for healthy people.
It should focus more on the elderly or those at risk. Earlier, Sir Zoriot also said that in the long term, the company may not invest in vaccine development.
whether this disease or other diseases
Reuters also said the mRNA vaccine was Astrazeneca's main competitor.
And to this day, the AstraZeneca vaccine has not been approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but statistics as of 2021 indicate that the vaccine is the second best-selling product. of the AstraZeneca Company
Made sales of up to 3.9 billion US dollars or more than 129.6 billion baht.
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