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Five Things To Know About Monkeypox 

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! New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded its highest level of alert for
Monkeypox and declared the virus as a public health emergency of international concern
" (PHEIC). Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, which belongs to
the same family of viruses that causes smallpox. The disease is endemic in regions like
# West and Central Africa but lately, cases have been reported from non-endemic countries
too, according to the WHO. Since early May 2022, cases of Monkeypox have been reported
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from countries where there was no history of Monkeypox. Risk of Monkeypox infection is
% high through close physical or direct skin-to-skin contact or sexual intercourse with an
infected person or by touching their bedding or clothing, as per WHO.
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The symptoms of Monkeypox include fever, intense headache, muscle aches, back pain, low
energy, swollen lymph nodes and a skin rash or lesions.

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As per WHO, the rash usually begins within 1-3 days of the start of a fever. When it comes to Let’s Talk About It: India’s
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Symptoms typically last between 2 to 4 weeks and go away on their own without treatment, Child Program
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unique sequences of viral DNA either by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and/or
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Also Read: Emergency Nature Of Monkeypox Requires Intense Response Efforts: WHO

3. Government Advisory on Monkeypox अरावली बायोडायविसर् टी पाकर्: ि

धस्माना के िवचारों का िपटारा
The Health Ministry on July 15 issued guidelines for the management of the disease after
the Yrst Monkeypox case was detected.
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It also advised the international travellers from eating or preparing meat from wild game टैग के साथ आता है: गिवर् ता गुलह
(bushmeat) or using products (creams, lotions, powders) derived from wild animals from संयुक्त राष्ट्र की युवा जलवायु नेत

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Apart from this, International passengers should also avoid contact with contaminated वषीर्य क्लाइमेट वॉिरयर रेशमा अ
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materials used by sick people such as clothing, bedding or materials used in healthcare
settings, or that came into contact with infected animals, said the ministry’s guidelines. MORE िहं दी में पड़े '

In addition, if people develop symptoms suggestive of Monkeypox like fever and skin rash LATEST POSTS
and were in an area where Monkeypox has been reported or had come in contact with a

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person who might have Monkeypox are advised to immediately consult the nearest health
facility.

4. Isolation Norms for Monkeypox

As per the government guidelines, Monkeypox patients should be isolated in an isolation
room of the hospital or at home in a separate room with separate ventilation. Patient are
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advised to wear a triple layer mask and their skin lesions should be covered to the best
extent possible, using long sleeves or long pants, to minimise risk of contact with others. Living In The Shadows Of Asia
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5. Monkeypox Vaccination
According to WHO, a vaccine was recently approved for preventing Monkeypox and some
countries are recommending vaccination for persons at risk.

“Many years of research have led to development of newer and safer

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vaccines for an eradicated disease called Smallpox, which may also be
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useful for Monkeypox. One of these has been approved for prevention of
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Monkeypox. Only people who are at risk, for example someone who has We Be Worried? Experts Expla
been a close contact of someone who has Monkeypox, should be
considered for vaccination. Mass vaccination is not recommended at this
time.”

The organisation further explains that while the Smallpox vaccine was shown to be
protective against Monkeypox in the past, current data on the effectiveness of newer
Smallpox/Monkeypox vaccines in the prevention of Monkeypox in clinical practice and in
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allow for rapid generation of additional information on the effectiveness
of these vaccines in different settings.”

Also Read: The Infectivity Of Monkeypox Is Less, But It Can Be Fatal For Children: Expert

Monkeypox In India
The Yrst case of Monkeypox was reported from Kollam district of south Kerala on July 14 HEALTH

and the next two cases were also reported from the state. In the wake of these cases, Kerala Five Things To Know About
government issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for isolation, sample collection Monkeypox 
and treatment of those infected or showing symptoms of the disease.

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India Daily Tracker Growth Curve 7-Day World

4,39,20,451 1,47,512 4,32,46,829 5,26,110

14,830 3,365 18,159 36
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Kerala 67,10,792 1,700 18,869 558 66,21,530 2,251 70,393 7

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Tamil Nadu 35,34,246 1,903 15,093 316 34,81,121 2,219 38,032

Andhra Pradesh 23,30,067 146 2,764 176 23,12,570 322 14,733

Uttar Pradesh 20,99,660 347 2,925 158 20,73,175 189 23,560

West Bengal 20,86,483 1,094 22,657 1,672 20,42,499 2,759 21,327 7

Delhi 19,48,955 463 2,548 148 19,20,104 609 26,303 2

Odisha 13,07,249 739 6,447 268 12,91,669 1,006 9,133 1

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