Monkeypox recently troubled in world , especially

indonesian . This disease has occurred in a neighboring

country, Singapore.Monkeypox is a member of the
Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. 

Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted

to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen
in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less
severe.
Human monkeypox was first identified in humans in
1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then known as
Zaire) in a 9 -year -old boy in a region where smallpox had
been eliminated in 1968.

The cause of smallpox monkey is a monkeypox virus

infection. This virus can live in humans and animals.
Monkeypox belongs to the virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus
and is a fairly rare virus.

Transmission of smallpox monkeys can through

animals and also humans. Animals that might transmit
monkey pox to humans are monkeys, mice, or squirrels.

Here are some ways of transmitting monkey pox from

animals to humans:

    Bite by animals such as monkeys, mice or infected

squirrels.
    Direct contact with infected animals.
    Consumption of infected animal meat.

Whereas for transmission between humans is through

droplet infection (saliva). Possible transmissions include:

    Direct contact with infected humans.

    Direct contact with objects affected by bodily fluids of an
infected person, including sharing food and drink with an
infected person.

How our view of the disease is This disease is very

troubling in this world especially in indonesia. This disease
makes many people temporaly not go travelling aboard .and
other then that I think this disease is very dangerous . why I
say that because we can see from the way of transmission that
is very easy and fast. for example, even with droplet infection,
monkey pox virus can infect other people. However, that
disease doesn’t cause people die.But, we don’t have to scare
because this disease not yet entered in our country.

because this disease has not yet entered Indonesia as a

health worker, what needs to be done is to strengthen
supervision by creating and increasing staff at the
international airport and international port health offices.
why is that because airports and ports are places where
people from all over the world gather and carry various kinds
of diseases that can infect people like monkeypox.

and For people who have just returned from areas

affected by smallpox monkeys such as Central and West
Africa, it is advisable to immediately check the health
condition. If in less than three weeks after returning from the
region and experience symptoms of high fever, enlarged
lymph nodes, and rashes on the skin, immediately inform the
health worker and tell the travel history.

Apart from strict supervision at health offices at airports

and ports, the disease can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle
and as health workers we must continue to educate the public
about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For example like:
1. Wash your hands with soap
2. Avoid direct contact with mice or primates
3. Limiting direct exposure to blood or meat that is not well
cooked
4. Avoid physical contact with infected people or
contaminated material
5. Avoid contact with wild animals or consume meat that is
hunted from wild animals.

and as health workers are also asked to always use

protective equipment such as gloves and masks when
handling patients or sick animals.