Symptoms and transmission of Monkey pox
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How is the monkeypox virus transmitted? What are the symptoms of monkeypox?
and How severe is the disease?
How can I protect myself and others against monkeypox? -
@shipra-1 Monkeypox does not spread easily between people. Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact with infectious material from skin lesions of an infected person, through respiratory droplets in prolonged face-to-face contact, and through fomites.
Symptom
Human monkeypox often begins with a combination of the following symptoms: fever, headache, chills, exhaustion, asthenia, lymph node swelling, back pain and muscle aches. A rash commonly develops one to three days after the onset of fever, first appearing on the face and spreading to other parts of the body, including hands and feet.
Severity
The clinical manifestation of monkeypox is usually mild, like in most of the cases reported in Europe to date. In Nigeria, the West African clade has been observed to have a case-fatality rate of 3.3%. Mortality is higher among children and young adults, and immunocompromised individuals are especially at risk of severe forms of the disease. Most people recover within weeks.Infected people should remain isolated until scabs fall off and should especially avoid close contact with immunosuppressed persons and pets. Cases should remain in their own room when at home, and use designated household items (clothes, bed linen, towels, eating utensils, plates, glasses), which should not be shared with other members of the household.
Close contacts of monkeypox cases should self-monitor for the development of symptoms for 21 days after the last exposure and should avoid close physical contact with young children, pregnant women and immunocompromised persons until MPX is excluded.