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Now it’s a monkeypox alarm

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Now it’s a monkeypox alarm

In Great Britain the alarm went off for vaiolo from the monkeys which affected seven people, four of whom were part of the gay and bisexual communities of London, all men. Only one of them would have had contact with Africa where the virus is endemic, which is why experts believe that it is manifesting itself autonomously in the community and not because of this possible import.

What are the symptoms

The Uksa (United Kingdom Security Agency) is trying to quickly trace the “source of these infections because evidence suggests there may be a transmission of the monkeypox virus in the community, spread by close contact“. The invitation made to gay and bisexual men is”pay attention to any unusual rashes or injuries and contact a sexual health service without delay“said Prof. Susan Hopkins, chief medical consultant of Uksa. Pay attention, therefore, to what happens above all to the skin because the symptoms can be confused with measles, chicken pox, syphilis and scabies. The MessengerThese symptoms range from fever and headache to swollen lymph nodes. On the skin, as a final stage, some scabs form which then fall off.

What is the mortality

Although it is poorly transmitted, monkeypox kills on average 10% of those who contract this virus. It is transmitted due to the droplets of saliva contained in the breath, during a very close contact with the interlocutor or if body fluids are exchanged. All British cases are compatible with the viral strain circulating in West Africa which, fortunately, is less lethal than other variants. WHO wants to see this clearly and has undertaken “extensive contact tracing to identify people exposed to the risk of contagion in health facilities, within the community and on international flights“where patient one who was returning from Nigeria traveled. All patients are under close monitoring and will be for three weeks.

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The risks for the UK

As mentioned, the risk that this virus could spread more in the United Kingdom remains minimal, so much so that the WHO has not recommended any restrictions on travel and trade with Nigeria or the United Kingdom “based on the information available at this time“. If this disease is very present in Africa, especially Nigeria and Congo, in 2003 there was also the first case in the United States. The origin, however, dates back to 1970 when it gradually became endemic in many countries of central Africa. In the UK, on ​​the other hand, the first appearance of monkeypox was in 2018 after the return of a passenger from Nigeria. Now, however, the cases have no connection with Abuja.

As we wrote last year in Giornale.it, the first death ever recorded in China it was in 2021 and involved a 53-year-old Chinese vet. The “Monkey B Virus” (BV) killed him after the first symptoms appeared about a month after working on the carcasses of two monkeys. Despite hospital treatment following nausea and vomiting, the man was unable to save himself.

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