On July 28, 2022, Dr. Narumon Sawanpanyalert Experts from the Department of Medical Affairs discussed the guidelines for the treatment of diseases.smallpox orSmallpox (Monkeypox) that monkey pox If an illness is infected by the disease itself, it will be able to heal itself. However, special care must be taken in groups at risk of severe symptoms, namely those with impaired immune systems. received immunosuppressants Because this disease does not have a specific cure for the disease, it uses symptomatic treatment.
medical department therefore, together with the hospital (Hospital) Skin Clinic to discuss Guidelines for the treatment of smallpox On 26-27 July 65, the conclusion has now been concluded and is in the process of preparing information for submission at the Public Health Emergency Operations Center meeting. Smallpox case of monkey pox or EOC, Ministry of Public Health on Monday, August 1, 2022
“Treatment: The Medical Department will focus on symptomatic treatment, such as fever, antipyretic drugs, while specific medicines are studied in foreign countries. which there is no specific drug treatment at this time and smallpox patients It can be healed by the immune system of the body, takes regarding 4 weeks.” Dr. Naruemon said
formonkey pox is a disease caused bythe same viral group as smallpox but much less violent if comparing data with smallpox, causing the deaths of more than 60% of cases;World Health Organization (WHO) reported this year Found that there is a mortality rate of 0.007%, with 5 deaths from 16 thousand patients, which are currently in the process of tracking data from the World Health Organization. To 5 deaths, there are any risk factors, so will see the difference in the death rate clearly, different than 8,000 times, but at the World Health Organization Declared a Public Health Emergency of International (PHEIC) because of intercontinental contacts. in which the outbreak occurred
There is now information published that Monkey pox is caused by a virus. Contact through contact with the infection from the pustules. the patient’s scab But if you are very close, such as eating or staying at home, sleeping together, you may be able to contact via nebulization. Exposure to the virus in cases where there are no skin wounds at all. The germs can enter by touching them with your hands and not washing them thoroughly. The virus can cause pustules in the throat, in the mouth, or enter the conjunctiva of the eyes. However, the monkey pox virus has a sheath. Naturally, it’s an unhealthy virus. Washed with soap and died. But whether the virus will stay in the environment for a long time, there is not enough information.
ask regardingInfection rate per patient or R0 of monkey pox Dr. Naruemon said that There is no clear information yet. It is a new disease in Europe and Thailand. But it is a disease that has been spreading in Africa for a long time, so Thailand has little knowledge of smallpox. But keep track of information. The incubation period of the disease depends on the landscape of each person. The fastest incubation period is 21 days, but some have a longer incubation period.
“Each person’s landscape affects the clinical manifestations. The landscape is caused byvaccinate is that in Thai people over 40 years of age will besmallpoxAlready, this landscape prevents up to 80% of infection, but in children who have reported information from the World Health Organization. also found less But if a person who has been injected with smallpox Born to take medicine already infected It may have severe symptoms. Complications of the disease It depends on the individual, congenital disease,” said Dr. Narumon.
