By Michael Rosauru
Monkeypox, also known as monkeypox, is starting to raise health officials’ concerns. However, the disease should not have similar effects to covid-19.
On Wednesday (10) Santa Maria City Council hosted a lecture on the topic given by an infectious disease doctor and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Alexander Schwarzbold. The event was promoted by the Municipal HIV Action Forum in the municipality.
According to the infectious doctor, the world is suffering from a pandemic of the disease, but he stressed that monkeypox would not have a high transmissibility equivalent to Covid-19. The main hosts are rodents, such as squirrels, for example. The spokesman explained that the disease is a zoonotic disease, but in many cases it results from forced coexistence between these animals, pets and humans.
“Again, the epidemic is the result of misguided human action,” the doctor commented.
Schwarzbold said the symptoms can easily be confused with those of other diseases such as chickenpox and syphilis. He defended that people suspected of being infected were wearing masks. The transmission of the disease, according to the doctor, occurs through contact between people, the bites of contaminated animals, the air (at a lower intensity), among others.
The lecture was broadcast by Camara TV, watch it:
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On Wednesday (10) the State Department of Health also held the first meeting of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) for disease monitoring and follow-up in Rio Grande do Sul. The group brings together different entities and representations from management, university and health fields. Through periodic meetings, topics and procedures related to disease control will be discussed and discussed.
One of the points made by SES, through the State Center for Health Surveillance (Cevs), was the process of finalizing the publication of the emergency plan. With disclosure expectations for the next few days, the document will be the reference for state and municipal actions. The goal is to provide professionals and managers with strategic information about containment, control, and emergency handling guidelines.
Primary care professionals can count on Telessaúde-RS support for guidance and discussion of cases, by calling 0800-644-6534 (designated exclusively for health professionals). More information is also available on the website. https://saude.rs.gov.br/monkeypox.
Main symptoms:
Skin rashes (lesions, blisters, crusts) of various shapes. It can affect the whole body, including the face, hands, soles, and genitals.
Other common symptoms:
Fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, backache, muscle aches and lack of energy. All people exposed to the virus can become infected and become ill, regardless of age, gender, or other characteristics.
How does it move?
Monkeypox is transmitted mainly through direct or indirect contact with respiratory droplets (saliva and nasal mucus), but mainly through contact with skin lesions of people with monkeypox or with contaminated objects and surfaces. The transmission period of the disease ends when the scales of the pests disappear.
How do you prevent?
Use masks and sanitize hands.
For health professionals, follow GVIMS/GGTES/DIRE3/ANVISA Technical Notes No. 03/2022 (over here) – Guidelines for the prevention and control of monkeypox in health services.
What do you do if you feel symptoms?
Find the nearest primary health unit to get care.
Read also:
“With 29 confirmed cases, Republika Srpska issues an epidemic alert for monkeypox” – State accounts of cases in 14 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. From .’s website People’s Mailwith the image reproduced (above) (over here)
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