The monkeypox epidemic has new characteristics, but experts say that it is necessary to be vigilant

The monkeypox epidemic has new characteristics, but experts say that it is necessary to be vigilant against asymptomatic infections, and the fatality rate of monkeypox is 10%.

The transmission route of monkeypox is more complex, and the main transmission methods include exudate from animal lesions, blood, etc., or being bitten or scratched by animals.

The main way of transmission of monkeypox epidemics in European and American countries is physical contact between people, contact with the secretions or exudates of the lesions of patients. Monkeypox can also be transmitted through shared towels, bedding, utensils, and other items.

Most of the monkeypox patients in European and American countries are men, but this does not mean that all people are infected through sexual contact, and some are transmitted through direct contact. On the other hand, the lack of vaccines has also hit African-Americans and Latinos hard.

In a report published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox is a human-to-animal infectious disease that was discovered in 1958 in laboratory animals of monkeys and is commonly seen in tropical rainforest countries in Africa and central and western China.

The monkeypox virus can be transmitted to humans through animal wounds, body fluids, respiratory droplets, etc., and can also spread among people.

Its symptoms are similar to smallpox and include fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, and is often accompanied by a rash. Although human infection with monkeypox virus is less pathogenic than other similar viruses, it can still be fatal, with a mortality rate of between 1% and 10%, and there is no effective means at present.

According to a recent report released by the World Health Organization, a total of 60,320 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 525 suspected cases have been reported from 103 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) between January 1 and recent days.

Chongqing, China, recently confirmed a case of monkeypox imported from abroad, the first confirmed case of monkeypox in mainland China.

Previous data from the World Health Organization indicated that monkeypox mortality rates were 1% to 10% in the general population, with a higher incidence in children. In recent years, the monkeypox mortality rate has ranged from 3% to 6%. So far, 23 fatalities from monkeypox have been reported worldwide, far fewer than in previous years.

The mortality rate of monkeypox is still relatively high, which can reach about 10%, especially for some people with poor immunity, it is more dangerous.

According to the World Health Organization, the fatality rate of this disease can reach 10%, and it is a close relative of smallpox, and smallpox vaccination can have a prevention rate of 85%.

The fatality rate of monkeypox is also relatively high, around 10%, especially in people infected with the new crown epidemic, which will increase its fatality rate.

This disease can be ***, and the United States has developed a vaccine for related aspects

Viruses have been raging in human society for a long time, from the Black Death in the Middle Ages to the current new coronavirus, which has caused a large number of human deaths. It can be said that the history of human development is the history of the struggle against the virus, and in the several struggles between human beings and the virus, human beings have always suffered heavy losses. From the Black Death to smallpox and the coronavirus, each confrontation has resulted in large numbers of people**.

Monkeypox is currently spreading in more than a dozen countries in the world, according to the WHO's research on this disease, so far there is no specific drug for ** monkeypox on the market, which means that monkeypox is incurable in the world. However, according to research, monkeypox and smallpox are "relatives", so the smallpox vaccine also has a certain preventive effect on monkeypox, but it still cannot achieve the ideal prevention effect.

What are the symptoms of monkeypox? Will a monkeypox vaccine be created in the future? There is no need to panic about this virus now.

All in all, for us ordinary people, washing our hands with soap and eating cooked meat on a regular basis, and having less contact with animals that may carry the virus can reduce the potential risk of contracting monkeypox.

No, there is no way to do medical treatment now**, which is a noteworthy thing.

Yes, but the process is relatively long, because humans are not particularly familiar with this virus, and there is no effective vaccine, and the infection rate is very high.

I think it is possible, because the smallpox vaccine has been found to have a restraining effect on the virus.

The monkeypox virus belongs to the West African strain, and the German viruses collected are highly homologous. These results confirm that this case is the first imported case of monkeypox in Chinese mainland. Many cases of monkeypox have been identified in non-endemic countries outside of Central and West Africa, with frequent human-to-human transmission.

In particular, in sexually active men, new clinical signs similar to syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections have emerged. The "anti-importation" measures for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic have played an important protective role in preventing the importation of monkeypox. The monkeypox case reported in Chongqing was detected during the "7+3" quarantine period for COVID-19 prevention and control.

The incubation period for monkeypox is 6 to 13 days in most cases. Experts say it is necessary to be wary of asymptomatic infections.

The "7+3" isolation measures for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic can block most imported monkeypox cases, but cases with an incubation period of more than 7 days may enter the society. Considering that only three countries in the Western Pacific region, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand, have reported more than five cases of monkeypox, it is unlikely that there will be cases of monkeypox beyond the first case reported in Chongqing. According to WHO, this is the first time that many cases of monkeypox have been reported in non-historically endemic and historically endemic countries in different geographic regions since the virus was discovered.

At present, all close contacts have been tested for monkeypox nucleic acid, and the results are all negative. According to the comprehensive research and judgment of national and municipal experts, closed-loop transportation and centralized isolation will be implemented when entering Chongqing. There is no trace of social activity, and the risk of epidemic transmission is low.

Further strengthen the prevention and control of monkeypox for inbound personnel, standardize nucleic acid testing of monkeypox virus in accordance with relevant national regulations, and achieve early detection, early reporting, early disposal, and early isolation. At the same time, we will further strengthen the technical training of medical personnel, improve the ability to identify, report, diagnose and improve the ability to identify, report, diagnose and improve the monkeypox epidemic, and effectively protect the lives and health of the people. The National Health Commission took swift action to report to the National Health Commission and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention in a timely manner, and organized municipal experts to rush to the scene to guide epidemiological investigation, sampling and testing of environmental items, disinfection and other work under the guidance of experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, unbearable headache, body aches, weakness in the limbs, sensitivity to cold, involuntary chills in the body, swollen lymph nodes, and the later symptoms are rash.

Weakness, fever, itching, and a lot of small red rashes, mainly through blood and animals.

On 16 September, Chongqing reported an imported case of monkeypox. The patient was transferred to Chongqing in a foreign country, and developed rash symptoms when he was quarantined in accordance with the regulations for the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, and then when he was tested for monkeypox, he was found to be positive for monkeypox virus nucleic acid and negative for new coronavirus nucleic acid test. At present, the patient has been isolated in a designated hospital, and the people who have been in close contact with the patient have also been isolated for observation.

This news has attracted a lot of attention. Relevant professionals have also explained this confirmed case of monkeypox. Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which was previously common in central or western Africa, but since it was first detected in the United Kingdom this year, it has spread in many European countries, the United States, etc., and now the monkeypox epidemic has become a pandemic in the world, which has attracted the attention of the World Health Organization.

On July 23, the World Health Organization issued the highest level of public health alert for monkeypox, decorating it a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern".

Secondly, there is an important topic of how we should protect against the monkeypox virus. From the perspective of the transmission route of the monkeypox virus, it is mainly the rodents and primates of the monkeypox virus that transmit the virus to other people or animals through mucous membranes and broken **, and monkeypox is a zoonotic disease.

Finally, how should we prevent monkeypox, from the perspective of the transmission route of the monkeypox virus, it is mainly transmitted through close contact, due to the current serious monkeypox epidemic abroad, that is, to avoid close contact with those who have recently come from abroad, do not have direct physical contact with them, and also avoid the transmission of monkeypox virus with droplets, so it is best to wear a mask in public, maintain a social distance of more than one meter, in short, do a good job of personal protection, if there is any discomfort, you should seek help from local medical personnel or disease control department personnel as soon as possible.

In the face of this situation, we should first do a good job of personal protection, try to minimize going to these areas, and we should also do a good job of disinfection in our daily life, and reduce communication and communication with other people.

First of all, we should wear masks, wash and disinfect our hands frequently, and avoid direct or indirect contact with infected people.

We should go out as little as possible, always wear a mask when going out, and keep a certain distance from other strangers.

The monkeypox epidemic has also seen asymptomatic infections, which is really unpreventable. Although the body does not show any symptoms after being infected with the monkeypox virus, it has the ability to transmit the virus, which means that patients can transmit the virus to others even if they are asymptomatic. Just like the asymptomatic infection of the new coronavirus, there is a certain hidden infection, which undoubtedly adds a certain degree of difficulty to people in the prevention and control of the monkeypox epidemic.

Although the best means and prevention and control methods of human beings in the face of these viruses have been continuously improved, the harm of viruses cannot be underestimated, and they are also constantly escalating. Therefore, at the moment of the epidemic, people must not relax their vigilance, strengthen the quarantine intensity of the monkeypox virus, and once an infected person is found, they should be quickly isolated. Normally, monkeypox is mainly a contagious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, and it is also a zoonotic disease.

There are many ways to transmit it, not only from animals to humans, but also from person to person.

If a human is accidentally scratched or bitten by an animal infected with the monkeypox virus, the probability of infection with the virus is very high. Not only that, but even if you come into contact with the body fluids or blood of infected animals, it is not okay, because there will be some viruses in the body fluids and blood of infected animals, and rash contact is likely to cause infection. In addition to being infected by contact with infected animals, it can also be transmitted from person to person through droplets and close contact.

If you have face-to-face contact with an infected person carrying the monkeypox virus for a long time, a large number of droplets carrying the virus may enter the body through the respiratory tract and cause infection. In addition, if you touch some items used by the infected person, such as clothes and towels, you may also be infected. Therefore, when you go out, you must wear a mask correctly, keep a safe distance, and do not have close contact with wild animals.

The main route of transmission of this virus is physical contact, so it is best to reduce contact with foreigners.

Monkeypox is transmitted in a similar way to other viruses, mainly through respiratory infections of patients, which suggests that we must wear masks when we go out Monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person, mainly through droplets and body fluids and blood of people infected with the monkeypox virus

I heard that there seems to be an asymptomatic infected person, but the specific official has not yet determined, and the transmission route is through saliva and sexual transmission.

In China, large-scale transmission is not very likely, and the monkeypox virus is similar to the smallpox virus and has a cross-immune protective effect. That is to say, people who have been vaccinated against smallpox have a protective effect on the prevention of monkeypox, while middle-aged people and the elderly over 42 years old in China have basically been vaccinated against smallpox, and most of those who have not been vaccinated against smallpox are young people and children, but these people are relatively healthy, have strong immunity, do a good job of protection, and the probability of transmission is very small.

Monkeypox disease can spread on a large scale, so it is necessary to pay attention to hygiene and personal safety protection.

From the current research, the incubation period of monkeypox is very long, and if it is not controlled, there is a risk of large-scale transmission.

At present, more than 18,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, and the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States has increased very rapidly, accounting for one-third of the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the world. The first case of death due to the monkeypox virus has also appeared in the United States, and a spokesman for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the patient of this death case had a serious immunodeficiency problem, and it is not possible to directly explain that the direct cause of the monkeypox death is the monkeypox virus.

At present, many people in the United States are suffering from the monkeypox virus, and the number of new confirmed cases is also increasing, and many people who were not considered susceptible in the past have also been diagnosed, such as children, pregnant women, etc., which makes people very worried about the monkeypox epidemic.

In the past, the current circulating monkeypox virus was not considered so deadly, although the symptoms after infection are very similar to smallpox, but the fatality rate is not as high as smallpox, it is generally believed that the current circulating monkeypox virus has always been the less lethal in the monkeypox "branch", if unfortunately infected, there is a high probability of survival, unless it is a group with a weakened immune system or a serious underlying disease. The current circulating monkeypox virus has a fatality rate of 1%-10%. In general, the mortality rate of monkeypox can also reach more than 1%, and there have been cases of high fatality rate in the past, and the fatality rate of monkeypox can also reach 10%.

Based on research on the strains of monkeypox currently causing the monkeypox pandemic, the mortality rate associated with the West African strain in this outbreak is close to 1%. It is generally believed that there are two main branches of monkeypox, one is the Congo strain, which has a mortality rate of up to 10%, and this strain has a high fatality rate; The other is the West African strain, which has a mortality rate of about 1%, and this one has a relatively low fatality rate.