Dr. Ahmed Salman, Professor of Immunology and Vaccine Development at Oxford University, said that the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to the symptoms of ordinary smallpox, as they begin with a rise in temperature and general cracking in the body, while there are blisters and pus.
And Salman added, in a telephone interview with the media, Ahmed Fayek, on the “Egypt Can” program on the dmc satellite channel, that monkeypox affects humans swollen lymph nodes, and pimples appear on the face significantly, and what enables doctors to differentiate between normal and watery smallpox, is a specific test that is carried out. Through the swab to ascertain the genetic makeup of the disease.
The professor of immunology and vaccine development at the University of Oxford explained that there is no treatment dedicated to monkeypox so far, and the disease is treated by antivirals, in addition to the patient’s comfort as the main factor in treatment, adding: “Monkey pox is similar to the cases of West Africa that are currently spreading in the world.” It is less ferocious than it, and its mortality reaches 10% in Central Africa.
