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What is Monkey Pox? Symptoms, Treatment, Causes
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Monkey Pox is a very rare but highly viral infection of zoonosis that transmits from monkeys to human beings.
The orthodox virus has taken the place of smallpox diseases. The virus is highly spread among pregnant women and also people whose races are in west Africa and Central Africa.
Symptoms of Monkeypox include moderate fever and skin rashes.
However fortunately that monkeypox is very rare and this disease is easily tree table with early diagnosis and proper treatment.
• Moderate fever
• Chills
• Rashes on the skin
• Acute Headache
• Body and muscle ache
• Restlessness and tiredness
• Swelling of lymph nodes
• Body Fluids of a person
• Sexual contact
• Any kind of direct physical contact for more than 4 hours can also cause exposure to the virus in your body
• Sharing needles
• Eating leftover food or drinking the same water as the infected person
• Respiratory droplets
• Kissing for a long time
• Consuming products that are made from the infected animals
• Vision lost
• Skin infection
• Dementia
• Pneumonia
• Disability to understand things
• Sepsis
• Encephalitis
• Permanent brain damage
• Body scars
• Don’t have contact with people who are already affected by the infection
• Do not share your personal clothes or needles with others
• If you are living in an area which is already having a monkeypox outbreak then Isolate yourself completely for a few time
• Always shower once you come home
• Have protected sex
• Often keep your hand sanitized
• Avoid touching monkeys and dead animals
• Avoid eating infected animals
• Ask your doctor about which vaccination you can take for further prevention
Fact – this is a big myth. The virus can easily spread from one infected person to another through direct contact.
Fact – the death rate of the virus is very less but it can lead a person to various severe complications.
Fact – this is a big myth. Monkey pox is not an airborne disease and it can only spread from animals to person and person to person but not from air.
Fact – the vaccine is not available for sure for monkey pox. The vaccines are given to prevent other diseases and symptoms related to monkey pox.
• Blood sample
• Fluid sample of the skin rashes
• Polymerase Chain Reaction testing or PCR test
• Urine analysis
• Maintain body Fluids to stay hydrated
• Antibiotics and anti-depressant pills to prevent other viral infections that can worsen monkeypox
• Antiviral medications like TOPXX and brincidofovir may be suggested if necessary
• Vaccines of influenza virus and immune globulin
Answer – monkey Pox is actually more rare then you think . It is not found easily in any one now.
Answer – the virus can stay on the surface for 15 days to a month.
Answer – no , monkey pox is not a life long disease but the complications may stay in your body forever.
Answer – no monkey box is not fatal. The fatality rate for the virus is less than 10% which is a good news.
