Dr. Suprakit Jiraratwattana operating doctor Institute of Dermatology, Department of Medicine said herpes chickenpox andshingles It is a group of diseases caused by the same family of viruses. Herpes is a clear blister that breaks easily. will be the original area Most of them are on the lips, genitals, coccyx. Patients may be recurring. especially when the body is weak, sleep deprived, stressed because when the disease is cured But the infection is still embedded in the nerves. When the body is weak, it will be stimulated to emerge. Most of them are in the same area. not spread throughout the body Most will heal on their own within 7-15 days if there are no complications. and no symptoms of fever
butmonkey pox will have a fever before and enlarged lymph nodes for about 1-3 days, then the rash will begin and will be on the face, limbs, whilechickenpox symptomswill be whole and have a fever before as well Then began to have rashes and blisters.
difference fromsmallpox is Chickenpox, when a blister appears, will soon turn into a red blister within 12 hours of blistering. And in the same person, the lesion will have many stages at the same time, including red rash, blisters, and pustules mixed at the same time.
As for smallpox, when the lesion changes state, the lesions will change at the same time throughout the body, for example, during the blister, it will be the whole body. or the pustules will be the whole body Each stage took about 1-2 days longer to transform, and the other point was chickenpox, fever, but no enlarged lymph nodes.smallpoxmonkey with enlarged lymph nodes which is the point used for differential diagnosis
Herpes, chickenpox and monkeypox can be transmitted from
- between person to person by touch
- unprotected sex
- Use items with people with infectious disease lesions.
But monkeypox can also be transmitted through droplets from the upper respiratory tract.
- by coughing and sneezing during the onset of symptoms from fever, within 3 feet or 1 meter
- Can be infected by eating imported meat that has smallpox without cooked. or the cook comes in contact with infected meat
Therefore, be careful to bring wild animals without going through the quarantine station. Dr. Suprakit added that Thailand has never appeared.monkey poxbefore smallpox familyor Pox Virus have bothCow smallpox (Cowpox) smallpox orSmallpox (Smallpox) and monkeypox (Monkeypox). Symptoms are similar. The most severe one is smallpox. People have been spreading around the world since 1917. Year 1946 epidemic in Thailand. leading to vaccination all over the country And finally eliminated in the year 2523, the World Health Organization announced it canget rid of smallpoxhas already led to the abolition of smallpox plantings.
The potency of smallpox
The mortality rate was lower than smallpox. During the epidemic, the death rate was as high as 30%, butsmallpox mortality rateIn countries with good health care systems, the rate is 3-6%, while countries with poor health systems The mortality rate is 6-10%, but still considered a fairly high proportion. However, monkey pox can heal on its own in 2-4 weeks without complications. Complications of the disease are encephalitis, pneumonia, and sepsis. or a duplicate bacterial infection on the wound This is the reason for the high mortality rate.
“The risk in Thailand tomonkey pox foundthatopen countryTo have free travel is a risk in every country, not just Thailand. And because the incubation period of the disease is up to 21 days after infection, it may not show symptoms and when entering any country. it is possible to meet One concern is that the disease may create a public health burden. If an outbreak occurs due to the incubation period of up to 21 days, if it is necessary to quarantine, it must be quarantined for a long time. But governments and agencies in every country, including our home, have prevention and investigation of the disease. especially in countries that are at risk If we know as soon There are good control measures, social distancing, washing hands, wearing masks, screening for high-risk groups. will be able to control it,” said Dr. Suprakit.