Summary of information on the Mpox smallpox disease that is spreading heavily
The outbreak situation of “Mpox” or “Monkeypox” is quite worrying in Thailand. Although the symptoms of the disease are not as severe as COVID-19, it can still cause death. So don’t be careless! Let’s see what causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and who is at risk.
Get to know about smallpox Mpox
“ Mpox ” or the old name “Monkeypox”* is a disease transmitted from animals to humans and from person to person. It is caused by the Orthopoxvirus group of viruses (the same group as the smallpox virus or smallpox). Most infected people, 99 percent , are men who have a history of close contact with patients who have been infected. It is transmitted through male-to-male sexual intercourse.
Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will change the name of monkeypox to “Mpox” to prevent the use of the names of animals, places, and people to create a stigma. For example, if it is called monkeypox, everyone will blame the monkeys, which in fact, monkeys are not the cause of this outbreak.
• Outbreak
Smallpox Mpox is an animal-borne disease that can cause disease in humans. It was first discovered in monkeys in 1958 in a laboratory in Denmark. It came from monkeys sent from Singapore to be used in scientific experiments. The first discovery of this disease in humans occurred in 1970 in Congo, Africa, before finding an outbreak across borders to about 100 countries around the world, including Thailand.
The main strains of monkeypox are divided into two strains:
- The Central African strain (clade 1) has a mortality rate of 10%.
- West African strains (clade 2) have a mortality rate of 1-2%.
Animals that are disease carriers
The vectors of monkeypox are “rodents” such as squirrels, rats, prairie dogs, etc., but it was first found in monkeys, so the disease was named monkeypox.
Disease transmission and incubation period
The Mpox virus has an incubation period of 10-14 days (or up to 21 days). It enters the body through the respiratory tract, broken skin, ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app and mucous membranes. After that, the virus spreads to the nearby lymphatic system. Patients start to spread the virus when a rash appears. It can spread to people in 2 ways:
- From animals to humans – such as rats, squirrels and monkeys, through direct contact with infected animals or contact with the blood and secretions of infected animals.
- From person to person – through inhalation of large droplets from the respiratory tract of an infected person or through direct contact with infected skin lesions.
- From mother to child via placenta – Reports of infant death due to contracting smallpox from mother after premature birth