Getting to know monkeypox.

Monkeypox is a disease transmitted from animals to humans and from person to person. It is caused by the Orthopoxvirus virus ( discovered in 1958), which is the same family as the smallpox virus. This disease is common in Central and West African countries such as Cameroon, Central African Republic, Liberia, Nigeria.

Monkeypox is not a new disease, but this time people need to be warned to protect themselves because patients have been found in many countries outside of Africa, such as the United States, Israel, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Thailand. In addition, the United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency.

Disease vectors, infection and transmission

Monkeypox vectors – Primate and rodents such as rats, squirrels, and chipmunks. The disease was first discovered in monkeys, which accidentally contracted the virus, hence the name “monkeypox”.

Transmission from animals to humans 

occurs from contact with bodily fluids or wounds, or from ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app eating undercooked animals. Currently, this is only found in animals from Africa. It has not yet been found in Thailand. People who hunt animals and butcher their meat are also at risk. However, the spread of infection through the air (Airborne) can occur, but very rarely.

Person-to-person transmission 

occurs through direct contact with a patient’s rash, wound, or respiratory secretions, or after contact with contaminated objects such as the patient’s clothing or bedding, either directly or indirectly, can also cause the person who has been in contact to become infected.

Monkeypox risk group

• The MSM group is at the highest risk , with the highest risk points of contact for this disease being boils, pustules, and on the skin.
• Children born after 1980 have never been vaccinated against smallpox and are therefore at greater risk of monkeypox than other populations.

Is monkeypox sexually transmit?

The Medical Genome Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, revealed the latest medical research from a team of scientists from Belgium indicating that virus can transmit through anal sex, with some cases showing no symptoms. In addition, people infected with virus from men having sex with men may not have any sores appearing on the body or face.

The study was conducte on 225 men. Who have sex with men. Who came for screening for sexually transmitted diseases in May 2022. Four tested positive one was symptomatic, and three were asymptomatic, accounting for 1.3 percent.