Dr. Chalermchai Dr. Chalermchai Boonyaleephan, Vice Chairman of the Senate Public Health Commission, posted through blockdit personal “One hundred and eight thousand nine with Dr. Chalermchai” On the topic of protecting yourself from being “smallpox monkey” With 7 avoid 2 should be done from the outbreak situation (Outbreak) of “smallpox monkey” ( Monkeypox ) which World Health Organization ( WHO ) has issued a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
due to “smallpox monkey” has started a new outbreak At the beginning of May 2022 until now, regarding two months later, the epidemic has reached 75 countries and infected more than 16,000 people, including Thailand. has been diagnosed monkey pox patient The first in Phuket Therefore, the public is interested in that “smallpox monkey” How to take care of yourself to prevent infection We will summarize 9 easy to do measures, 7 to avoid and 2 should be done as follows.
1) Avoid having sex with women or men who provide sex services.
reason : Since it was found that more than 90% of the infected people had a history of having sex with someone who was “smallpox monkey”
2) Avoid having sex or having multiple sex partners that are not your partner.
reason : Infected by sexual intercourse It doesn’t have to come from the purchase of a service only. Can be contacted in a voluntary relationship without prostitution
3) Avoid direct contact with other people. who are not family members especially in cases where it is clear that Red rash or pustules
reason : red blisters or pustules It’s a place where there are a lot of viruses. easy to contact
4) Avoid direct contact with people other than family members, such as handshaking, hugging, kissing on the cheek, even if the rash or blister is not noticeable.
reason : even without touching the blister directly But if the smallpox monkey patient brought his hand to his blister treasure. and come to touch another person It may cause infection.
5) Avoid using clothes and belongings. Share with other people such as towels, bed sheets, glasses, cutlery.
reason : A virus from a patient can be at the aforementioned belongings and in later Found that there were more pustules, blisters, clear water around the mouth. So be careful with glasses and cutlery.
6) Avoid that Bring your hand to pick your nose, rub your eyes, or enter your mouth.
reason : Viruses that have caught our hands are able to pass through such delicate membranes.
7) Avoid contact with carrier animals. especially rodents imported from abroad, such as rats, rabbits, etc.
reason : The animal is a carrier or source of the monkey pox virus.
8) Wash your hands often.
reason : Washing your hands with soap or cleaning with alcohol can kill the virus.
9) You should wear a mask. When in risky places and close to many people
reason : virus causing monkey pox Can be spread through large droplets (Droplets), such as snot or sputum caused by coughing and sneezing directly.
however “smallpox monkey” Still not as worried as the disease. Covid19 because
1) “smallpox monkey” more difficult to communicate Covid19 because there is no evidence of transmission of the infection through the airborne droplets (Aerosal) like Covid-19
2) There is a vaccine that can be used to prevent it. is to use a preventive vaccine smallpox people or smallpoxwhich has a high efficiency of 85% and those who have had vaccinations in the past can still be protected
3) Although there is no direct antiviral drug, it can be treated with similar antiviral drugs.
4) “smallpox monkey” It had a low mortality rate of 1-10%, compared to 30% of people who died of smallpox, but it was only 0.1% more than the Omicron virus that causes COVID.
having accurate and sufficient knowledge and understanding will not panic and not being too careless By taking care of the 9 simple measures mentioned above. Everyone can be safe from smallpox.
note : Many measures are taken to prevent COVID already, such as frequent hand washing wearing a mask not bringing your hand to touch the delicate lining, etc.
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