- Health Department issued guidelines
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal
Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla has given instructions to ensure necessary preparations to deal with monkeypox in Madhya Pradesh.
He has said that the guidelines issued by the Central Government should be followed to prevent monkeypox and necessary arrangements should be made. In this regard, guidelines have been issued to all the districts by the Health Department. It is noteworthy that the center of monkeypox disease is currently in the countries of Africa. The first case of this disease was found in India on 14 July 2022 in Kerala.
Can also spread from human to human
The World Health Organization has declared the disease (monkeypox) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 14 August 2024. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease found mainly in the tropical rain forest areas of Central and West Africa. A patient infected with monkeypox usually has fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes. Some patients may have medical complications. Monkeypox is a self-limited infection whose symptoms usually disappear in 2-4 weeks.
The mortality rate in severe cases is 1-10%.
The monkeypox virus can also spread from animals to humans and from humans to humans. The virus enters the body through breaks in the skin, respiratory tract or mucous membranes (eyes, nose or mouth). Transmission of the virus from an infected animal/wild animal to humans can occur through bites, scratches, body fluids and direct or indirect contact with wounds (such as contaminated bedding). In human-to-human transmission, transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets, usually through prolonged close contact. The virus can also be transmitted through direct contact with body fluids, wounds and through indirect contact with wounds, such as through contaminated clothing or linens of an infected person.
The incubation period of monkeypox is usually 7-14 days, but can range from 5-21 days and the person is usually not contagious during this period. An infected person can spread the disease 1-2 days before the rash appears. The patient can remain contagious until all the rashes have scabbed over.
