The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a new disease spreading in the United States-monkeypox.
A Texan man flew to Atlanta from Lagos, Nigeria, and landed in Dallas on July 9th. He was then taken to a local hospital and on July 15th, according to Doctor of Network Medicine.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that was first discovered in a group of laboratory monkeys in 1958. Monkeypox belongs to the same family as smallpox, and its symptoms include muscle aches, fever, and back pain.
“The clinical symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes,” said Dr. Jay Gupta, director of the Public Health Program at Florida Golf Coast University. “It usually lasts two to four weeks.”
This disease is manifested by honeycomb-like scars all over the body, ABC 7 news Learned.
This CDC It is said that the monkeypox outbreak may be caused by the enclosed space of the aircraft. Health officials are now closely monitoring people sitting within six feet of travelers in Texas, as well as flight attendants, passengers who use specific bathrooms during the flight, and family members who interact with patients.
“It is believed that the risk of monkeypox spreading on airplanes and airports is low, because passengers must wear masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and monkeypox is mainly spread through respiratory droplets,” the CDC said.
Scientists say that monkeypox virus is transmitted in the same way as SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The disease can be spread from person to person through respiratory droplets.
Nonetheless, it is well known that monkeypox only causes mild illness in people infected with it, and the mortality rate is very low.
“The case fatality rate is between 1-10%,” Dr. Gupta said. “People like us who were vaccinated against smallpox in childhood may have a certain degree of immunity to monkeypox,” he added, then pointed out the importance of vaccination because there is currently no cure for this disease.
CDC said: “Currently, there is no proven and safe treatment for monkeypox virus infection.” “In order to control the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, smallpox vaccine, antiviral drugs and vaccinia immunoglobulin (VIG) can be used.”
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