▶ “Could be limited to specific sectors of society and spread”… Pay attention to the spread of sexual transmission
Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases[로이터=사진제공]
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said on the 26th that monkeypox outbreaks should not be made with the same assumptions as in the early days of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemics.
In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Fauci said, “Given that little is currently known regarding the epidemiologic characteristics of monkeypox outbreaks, it is wise to pay attention to observations made in the first year of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “He said.
In this regard, he explained that at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the hypothesis was that ‘there is no scientific basis for the assumption that (infection) would be limited to a specific section of our society’.
The Hill, a political media outlet, explained, “Director Pouch compares the outbreak of monkey pox with the HIV and AIDS epidemic and advises once morest making the same assumptions.”
In other words, early studies of the HIV/AIDS epidemic said that the assumption that the disease would spread only to a specific part of society was not grounded.
He noted, however, that although monkeypox transmission is believed to be through prolonged skin-to-skin contact, sexual transmission may also play a role in its spread.
Public health experts believe that although a significant number of people infected with monkeypox are sexually transmitted, the virus itself is not sexually transmitted.
Of course, in his own study, small intestine Fauci showed positive results in 29 of 32 semen samples from monkeypox infected people, and 23% and 73% of lesions were observed around the oropharynx and anal genitalia, respectively. Sexual transmission also plays a role. suggests that it can be done.
He also stressed that monkeypox virus has been a known disease for decades, and that vaccines and treatments exist.
He added that while providing effective and equitable vaccines and treatments, additional epidemiological investigations and ongoing surveillance for new cases are very important.
There are currently 16,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States.