9 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEY POX

SHOULD HAVE POST ABOUT THESE DISEASE BEFORE KNOW BUT TRY TO Monkeypox is a rare and infectious disease caused by

monkey virus, transmitted from animals to human, with

symptoms similar to those of smallpox, although less

severe.

The first case was reported on September 22 in

Bayelsa, and according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease

Control (NCDC), 31 suspected cases have been reported

across seven states including Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti,

Lagos, Ogun and Cross River.

To stay safe from this disease that has no known cure

or vaccine, 12 things are important to note.

1. Monkeypox occurs sporadically in some remote parts

of central and West Africa. It was first discovered in

monkeys hence the name, monkeypox.

2. The disease was first identified in 1958 by the State

Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, during an

investigation into a pox-like disease among monkeys.

3. The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in

1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a

period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox.

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4. The infection can be contracted from direct contact

with the blood, bodily fluids, or cutaneous or mucosal

lesions of infected animals like monkeys, Gambian giant

rats, squirrels, and rodents. Eating inadequately cooked

meat of infected animals is a possible risk factor.

5. The symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but

milder than the symptoms of smallpox. Monkeypox

begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, and

exhaustion. The main difference between symptoms of

smallpox and monkeypox is that monkeypox causes

lymph nodes to swell while smallpox does not. The

incubation period (time from infection to symptoms) for

monkeypox is usually 7-14 days but can range from

5−21 days. Within the first three days or more, after the

appearance of fever, the patient develops a rash, often

beginning on the face then spreading to other parts of

the body.

6. Secondary, or human-to-human, transmission can

result from close contact with infected respiratory tract

secretions, skin lesions of an infected person or objects

recently contaminated by patient fluids or lesion

materials.

7. Monkeypox can be transmitted from human to human

through physical touch, contact with stool, blood

contact. Avoid contact with animals that could harbour

the virus (including animals that are sick or that have

been found dead in areas where monkeypox occurs).

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8. Practice good hand hygiene with or without contact

with infected animals or humans. Wash your hands

regularly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based

hand sanitizer.

9. Avoid contact with any materials, such as bedding,

that has been in contact with a sick animal or person.

Isolate infected patients from others who could be at

risk for infection.

10. Vaccination against smallpox has been proven to be

85% effective in preventing monkeypox in the past but

the vaccine is no longer available to the public after it

was discontinued following global smallpox eradication

in 1980.

11. Monkeypox has been shown to cause death in about

as 10 percent of those who contract the disease.

Children are more susceptible to the infection.

12. There is presently no known or proven, safe

treatment for monkeypox virus infection.