Monkey pox Virus

 Nigeria can be so dramatic in the emergence of a new disease outbreak. Good morning will suddenly without friendly handshakes, every unproductive street meeting suddenly has a new discussion topic and a hand cleaner suddenly becomes as much as it is recorded by Naira. Even fake hand cleaners will sell with a tendency for high profit margins. If a disease is enough to confuse and the police, acts of antiseptic and hygienic that are tight in the general public, then the discussion is a must.

Monkey Pox - What's wrong?

What is this disease? How did that happen? Is Nigerian preventive measures above enough to prevent us from contacting this disease?

Monkey Pox is a contagious disease caused by a monkey smallpox virus (orthopox virus) which is characterized by fever, headaches, muscle aches and a lot of rashes. Monkey smallpox virus can be transmitted from animals to humans, or from humans to humans. Animals involved in the first include but must not be limited to monkeys, chimpanzees, mice, squirrels and rabbits. Henceforth, humans must be infected to be able to infect other humans.

The case of the first monkey smallpox registered was in 1958, identified in the laboratory monkey stored for research purposes. In 1970, the first human case was identified in the city of Bansonkusu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nigeria noted her first case in 1971 together with Cote D'AVoire. The first human infection outside Africa was documented in 2003 in the United States where 47 cases were reported. On September 22, 2017, the epidemic epidemic plague occurred in the state of Bayelsa, and since then it has also been realized in rivers, eciti, lagos, ogun, cross rivers, and the state of Akwa Ibom.

Transmission from humans to humans usually involves contact with body fluids from infected people. This liquid will include sweat, urine, blood, semen and saliva.

Risk factors for transmission

·         `Handling infected animals that are not right or bad

·         `Sharing Beds with Infected People

·         `Sharing equipment with infected people

·         `Lack of general hygiene in the area with known infection cases

PREVENTION

·         Wash your hands regularly. This should not be an ordinary handclub by a junior baby when his mother called him from the mud to come to eat pieces of garri. Hand cleaners are also not bad.

·         Handling of animals and their right products. Wash your hands again with soap and rinse with running water.

·         Quarantine every person and animal infected. Dead animals must be burned and buried, not free tickets to place 3 drums of chicken on a bowl of rice.

·         Personal cleanliness is needed here.

·         Health education is also important.

TREATMENT

At present there is no cure for smallpox monkey. This is a disease that limits self and symptoms will usually last from 2-3 weeks. Severe cases usually occur in children but are related to exposure levels. However, vaccines for small smallpox have been known about 85% effective in combating monkey smallpox. But with the eradication of small smallpox global, the vaccine is not available at this time. Management, education, and appropriate precautions are everything we have for now.