Rome, 8 June 2022 – The monkeypox it also spreads through theariataking advantage of the aerosol, that is the microscopic droplets of saliva, when one is at close range? Scientists and the CDC Usa – center for disease control and prevention – first disseminated and then canceled the recommendation to use the mask. The rethinking, it was explained, is due to the fact that that ‘advice’ had created confusion.
But let’s see what happened.
Is monkeypox airborne?
The use of a mask was recommended to travelers from the CDC to protect against monkeypox. If that text was later deleted, however, the recommendation to use the mask remains in another part of the site, the one dedicated to the use of personal protective equipment.
Health authorities write: “People with monkeypox must wear a surgical mask, especially those with respiratory symptoms (such as cough, shortness of breath, sore throat). If this is not feasible (for example in the case of a child with monkeypox), the other members of the family should consider to wear a surgical mask when in the presence of the person with monkeypox. “
What does the WHO say?
The World Health Organization intervened in the discussion with a cautious stance and stated that it still remains much to clarify.
What is the virus reservoir?
But scientists have many questions about monkeypox. As he had clarified to Qn.net in recent days Umberto Agrimi, Head of the Veterinary Medicine Department of theIssthe Higher Institute of Health, “the tank of this virus it is not known. But it is known that many animal species are receptive and can become infected “. This is also why an attitude of prudence is more essential than ever, for example in contacts with pets.