Written Assignment Unit 5: Infections Acquired via Body Fluids, Tissue, or Blood

University Of the People

HS 2212: Infectious Diseases

Raga punagoti, Instructor

12/12/ 2022
 The beginning of this mission is that working in the field of health, whether a person is a

nurse, a doctor, or a health monitor, must be acquainted periodically with the correct news

around the world, where in the recent period, from the spread of Corona disease, all people, from

every Communities take caution and caution, in all social relations, even with people close to

them, as everyone has become convinced of not doing social activities, that reduce the rate of

infection with the disease, this matter is true because corona disease, through contact with the

patient in a place Closed, but within the period not long ago, monkeypox disease spread, as

people linked the spread of monkeypox disease with the spread of Corona disease, and everyone

is afraid of doing any social contact until going to the doctor’s office, and since I work as a nurse

and assistant to the doctor In the clinic, I noticed these concerns about patients, and these fears

were a result of people not having enough information about the disease, so I provided some

awareness sessions for patients about monkeypox, where this information had a positive effect in

alleviating fears about the disease, I also distributed flyers, containing information, right A

scientific poster written in a simple way, to communicate the idea to all individuals, in order to

raise the cultural level about monkeypox disease, and the publications included the following

questions،

Where I will put the following link, it contains all questions, and any information and

inquiries about the disease.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/expert-answers/

monkeypox-faq/faq-20533608

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox
Q1: What is monkeypox? And what are its symptoms?

A1: Monkeypox disease, in general, is similar to human smallpox disease, but monkeypox,

caused by a virus, infects humans and animals, and its most prominent symptoms are the

appearance of a skin rash, redness, general weakness, headache and fever, which appear during

the incubation period of the virus, and are From several weeks after the infection was acquired,

to the onset of symptoms. (WHO, 2022).

Q2: How is monkeypox transmitted from person to person?

A2: The disease originates from animals, and is transmitted to humans, through contact with an

infected animal, as well as contact with an infected person. In this way, the infection can be

transmitted. Eating an animal infected with monkeypox, without cooking it well, also causes the

disease, but if the animal The pet is clean, like a pet, so the person can safely touch the animal.

(WHO, 2022).

Q3: Who are the people most likely to get monkeypox?

A3: The infection rate of a person increases, the more he or she comes into contact with a person

infected with the disease, or contact with an infected animal, as well as people who suffer from

problems in the immune system, and also pregnant women, the disease poses a threat to the life

of her fetus, so caution and caution must be taken, to deal with the disease, When we know the

causes of disease, our ability to control it increases. (WHO, 2022).

Q4: What should you do if you feel you have a monkeypox?

A4: In the event that any symptoms we mentioned previously appear, you must go to the doctor,

to take the necessary treatment and consultation, and in the event that you have direct contact
with a patient infected with monkeypox, you must not communicate with people, especially

close ones, for fear of transmitting the infection to them, without injuring him, The return of a

person to her normal life, in the absence of any symptoms. (Tosh, 2022).

Q5: How can you protect yourself and those around you from infection with monkeypox‫؟‬

There are some steps to prevent the disease, as there are some vaccines that help us protect, and

also not to use the tools of the infected person, and to wash hands well, before and after contact

with anyone, when we know that a person has the disease, we do not contact him directly, And

be very careful in dealing with him, without making him feel unwanted, or any other negative

feelings.

References:

Tosh, P. K. (2022, August 19). Monkeypox: What is it and how can it be prevented?. Mayo

Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/expert-answers/

monkeypox-faq/faq-20533608

WHO. (2022, August 31). Monkeypox. World Health Organization.

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox