What are the WHO guidelines for preventing monkeypox?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am really scared about the rising monkeypox infection. How can I stay protected from it? What is its mode of spread, and what are the WHO guidelines that we should know? What are the risk factors of monkeypox infection? What are the initial signs, and what precautionary measures should be taken? I need to protect myself and my family from such infectious diseases.

Thank you.

Answer 1

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Monkeypox is there, but no need to be too worried. Avoid contact with infected people or with monkeys. Try to avoid traveling to jungles or shrub terrains. Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a disease caused by infection with a virus known as monkeypox virus. This virus is part of the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. People with mpox often get a rash, along with other symptoms. The rash will go through several stages, including scabs, before healing. Mpox is not related to chickenpox.

Monkeypox is an animal disease, meaning it can be spread between animals and people. It is endemic or found regularly in Central and West Africa. The virus that causes monkeypox has been found in small rodents, monkeys, and other mammals that live in these areas.

Avoiding close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like mpox and animals that carry the mpox virus will prevent infection.

I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask further queries.

Thank you.