Dr. Chalermchai reveals 8 reasons that monkey pox can still be relieved but don’t underestimate
On May 27, reporters reported that Dr. Chalermchai Boonyaleephan, Vice-President of the Senate Public Health Commission, posted a blockdit of a hundred and eight thousand nine with Dr. Chalermchai regarding 8 reasons that can be enough to relieve the problem of smallpox, meaning that
1. Contact Smallpox monkeys are not easily contagious. Usually transmitted by direct contact with the carrier animal. raw meat or direct contact with the infected person There is no academic confirmation that it can be transmitted through the air as well as COVID-19.
2. Severity: Monkeypox is 3-30 times less severe than human smallpox or smallpox, with a mortality rate of 1-10%, while human smallpox is fatal up to 30%.
3. The infection can be easily detected. because there are obvious symptoms Clear blisters or pustules appear on the skin. Both the face and limbs This makes it easier to avoid contact with infected people than COVID-19.
4. Infection detection kit A test kit for the monkey pox virus has been successfully developed in many countries. Including Thailand, it has successfully developed a test kit for the virus as well.
5. Vaccines used to prevent disease found that the vaccine once morest smallpox in humans Also known as vaccination Monkey pox is also effective once morest at least 85%. A new vaccine has now been developed to protect once morest both human and monkey pox. Another is Immunity resulting from the original vaccination Even following 10 years, it was still at a high enough level to prevent it.
6. Medicines There are now drugs that work once morest viruses in the human and monkey pox groups. that were previously used
7. Mutation: Monkey pox virus is much more difficult to mutate than covid. Over the past 60 years, the monkey pox virus has remained the same. Because it is a virus, its double genetic material or DNA (DNA) is more difficult to mutate than the coronavirus that is a single genetic material or RNA (RNA).
8. Infected people In Thailand, at present, there have been no cases of monkey pox infection. And a special operation center has been set up to take care of monkey pox. including screening at the airport
However, although it can be relieved to a certain extent But it should not be underestimated. due to viral disease no matter what disease Has the ability to change naturally that humans should always be careful