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Monkey pox: What we need to know about the virus that is troubling the world

2022-05-23 18:03:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Monkey pox: What we need to know about the virus that is troubling the world
Monkey pox: What we need to know about the virus that is troubling the world

A rare disease, called monkey pox, close to chickenpox, occurs mainly in West and Central Africa. But recently, numerous cases have been dictated in some countries of the world, such as the USA, Canada, Europe and other countries.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these cases relate to the travel of infected people from one country to another, as well as to the importation of animals infected with the virus.

The situation is not presented alarmingly by health experts, but they still call for caution.

What are the symptoms of monkey pox?

The virus has an incubation period of 14 days, according to the CDC. The first symptoms are those of the common flu, such as fever, chills, fatigue, headache and muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes, which help the body fight off the virus and disease.

Subsequently, the infected person experiences the appearance of severe spots on the face, body and inside the mouth. Acne mainly affects people and is often caused by redness. They disappear after a period of two or three weeks.

"There is no specific medicine for this disease, the treatment contains only ancillary medicines. "However, there is a vaccine for this infection," said Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

How does monkey pox spread?

Experts say that close contact with an infected person serves to spread this virus. Neil Mabbott, head of the department of immunopathology at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh said in a statement that the virus is transmitted by touching infected skin, mucous membranes, respiratory tract and body fluids.

"Once the wounds have healed, the crusts fall to the dust, but can also be inhaled through the air by other people," says Dr. Michael Skinner, Professor in the Department of Medicine at College London, specializing in infectious diseases.

Transmission between people occurs mainly through the respiratory tract, but since they stay in the air for only a few centimeters, close contact should also last several minutes.

Mortality

According to Michael Head, a researcher at the University of Southampton in the UK, monkey pox can translate into a serious infection. "The mortality rate for this type of virus has always been around 1%," he says. "Focuses are often created in environments where the income of the population is low and access to health services is limited." However, according to him, it would be very unusual to see an explosion of cases in developed countries. "We will not have broadcasting at the Covid level," he said.

According to the CDC, the common disinfectants we carry around the house can eliminate the monkey pox virus.

Origin of the virus

According to the CDC, monkey pox was so named in 1958, when a disease similar to chickenpox spread to two groups of monkeys, kept for scientific studies. However, the main carrier of this virus is still unknown. According to the CDC, African rodents are suspected of being transmitters of it.

The first case of aphids in humans was recorded in 1970, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at a time when the whole world was making great efforts to eliminate chickenpox. After nearly 40 years without reported cases, monkey pox reappeared in Nigeria in 2017. Since then, over 450 cases have been reported in Nigeria and at least 8 of them have served as exporters of the virus to other states.


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