Today (6 June 65) Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Revealing the situation of smallpox that this disease spreads rather slowly Person-to-person transmission occurs through close contact. It is transmitted through inhalation and exposure to secretions, contaminants, with an incubation period of 5-21 days. The sexually transmitted hypothesis remains only observational. But there is not enough evidence to support it. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies it as moderate risk. travel is not prohibited
for the predominant symptoms of this disease Usually, the disease manifests itself as a mild illness. to moderate severity The symptoms were divided into two periods.
– Preliminary symptoms (Days 0-5): Fever, headache, enlarged lymph nodes, back pain, muscle pain and exhaustion. Patients can spread the infection. since the first symptoms often a fever But the rash phase is usually the one that can be highly contagious.
– The rash period (within 1-3 days after the fever) is distributed from the face. And spread to other parts of the body, the vast majority (95%) of the patients developed a rash on the face, and 75% developed a rash on the palms and soles. But the rash can also be found on other parts of the body, such as the mouth (70%), the genitals (30%).
The appearance of the rash will develop according to the following stages: red pustules, clear blisters, pustules, collapsed pits and scabs. It was found that if a patient has a scaly rash until it dries up and falls off There will be no infection.
Director-General of the Department of Disease Control further said that for the global situation, as of June 5, 65, more than 900 confirmed cases were found in 43 countries, even spreading in many countries. But monkey pox patients have not reached the thousands. considered not to spread quickly mild symptoms No deaths have been reported. So people don’t have to worry too much about getting infected quickly. In Thailand, there have been no cases of infection. There were only 6 suspected patients, but the results were out. It’s just herpes, not monkeypox.
Despite the risk of being infected by people entering the country But the surveillance system will be able to detect it. which the Ministry of Public Health has a plan to support Including plans to prepare for the procurement of additional medicines and vaccines in the future
But we are not careless The Ministry of Public Health has established a surveillance system. There is a system for screening people from foreign countries and defines the definition of diagnosis of patients. Prepare a laboratory for diagnosis and control investigations. and prepare to provide vaccines if necessary. for further diagnosis