Human monkeypox: Hope to stop the damage of illness

Appearance of some cases Monkeypox Led the authorities in the UK Providing smallpox vaccine to some healthcare professionals And other people who may have been exposed, have been identified in a smaller number of cases in parts of Europe, the United States, and Canada.

The Monkeypox It is generally a mild viral illness, characterized by fever symptoms and a characteristic skin rash.

There are two major strains: Congo strainsThis is more serious, the mortality rate is up to 10%, West African stocksThe mortality rate is about 1%.

First identified in monkeysViral diseases are usually spread by close contact, It occurs mainly in West Africa and Central Africa.. This wave of new events outside the continent has raised concerns, as it rarely spreads elsewhere.

Vaccine that can stop monkeypox in humans

There is no vaccine specific to monkeypox, but smallpox vaccine has some preventive effect.According to a spokesman for the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA).

Data show that the vaccine used to eradicate smallpox is up to 85% effective against monkeypoxAccording to the World Health Organization.

A UKHSA spokesman added that “the vaccine was provided to those in need,” and did not provide solid data on how many people had been vaccinated so far.

Large pox vaccines are stockpiled in some countries as part of a pandemic responseIncluding the United States.

Bayern Nordic, a Copenhagen-based pharmaceutical company, said Thursday that it had signed contracts with private European countries. In response to the outbreak of monkeypox, we will supply the smallpox vaccine Imvanex.

This means that for the time being, it has the potential to improve the situation of human illness. ..

Cases of monkeypox in recent weeks

The first European case was confirmed on May 7 in an individual returning from Nigeria to the United Kingdom.Where monkeypox is endemic.

since then, Portugal registered 14 cases and Spain confirmed 7 cases. The United States and Sweden have also reported one case each. Italian authorities have confirmed one case and suspect there are two more.

“While the world’s attention was elsewhere, some monkeypox outbreaks in Africa were contained during the COVID pandemic,” Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday.

“Nevertheless, We are worried in many countries outside of seeing these outbreaks of monkeypox, especially in Europe.Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Deputy Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said.

“It would be very helpful to share knowledge about where these outbreaks came from,” he said.

Meanwhile, in the UK, UKHSA emphasizes: Recent cases in this country occurred primarily among men who self-identified as gay or bisexual.

Anne Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said: “But this is all undecided.”

“This does not cause a national epidemic like COVID.”Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said.

“But it’s a serious outbreak of a serious illness, and we need to take it seriously.”

Source / Reuters