Monkeypox in Nigeria, symptoms and prevention

Monkeypox has become a trend in the society(Nigeria) and yet a lot of people still have little or no knowledge about what it is, it's symptoms and how how to prevent it. In this post I will be given you an insight to what monkeypox is!....it's cause, history and treatments.

•What Is Monkeypox?
The monkeypox is a virus which can cause a fatal illness in humans, It is similar to human smallpox, this rare disease is primarily found in remote parts of Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests.

•Brief History Of Monkeypox
Monkeypox was first discovered in a 9year old boy in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and since then, the majority of cases have been reported in rural, rainforest area of the Congo Basin and also western Africa countries, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is considered to be endemic.

•How Can Someone Get Monkeypox?
Monkeypox can be transmitted to humans from an infected animal through an infected animal bite or direct contact with the infected animal?s body fluids. The disease also can be transmitted from one person to another, although it is much less infectious than smallpox.

The virus is thought to be transmitted by respiratory droplets during direct and prolonged face-to-face contact.

Also monkeypox virus can be transmitted or gotten from direct contact with body fluids of an infected person or with virus-contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothing.

Monkeypox Symptoms|Prevention and Treatment

What Are The Symptoms And Signs Of Monkeypox?

The infection period of monkeypox is usually from 6 to 16 days but can range from 5 to 21 days.

•Research has shown that the first symptoms that occur within the 0-5 days are characterized by fever, intense headache, lymphadenopathy (swelling of the lymph node), back pain, myalgia (muscle ache) and an intense asthenia (lack of energy);

•The second stage is within 1-3 days after appearance of fever,where the various stages of the rash appears, often beginning on the face and then spreading elsewhere on the body.
Note: About (2) two to four (4) days after fever develops, a rash with papules and pustules develops most often on the face and chest, but other body areas may eventually be affected, including mucus membranes inside the nose and mouth. These skin and mucus membrane pox lesions can ulcerate, crust over, and then begin to heal in about 14-21 days. In addition, lymph nodes usually swell during this time. Some pox lesions may become necrotic and destroy sebaceous glands, leaving a depression or pox scar that, with monkeypox, may gradually become less pronounced over a few years. The toxemia that was found in smallpox is not seen with monkeypox.

Prevention method for monkeypox. Monkeypox can be prevented by avoiding eating or touching animals known to acquire the virus in the wild mainly African rodents and monkeys. All patients who have this monkeypox disease should physically isolate themselves until all of the pox lesions have healed lost their crusts, and people who are caring for these patients should use barriers gloves and face masks to avoid any direct or droplet contact.

Treatment and vaccine
For now monkeypox virus those not have a specific treatments or drug available yet for infected monkeypox patients, but outbreaks can be controlled. Vaccination against smallpox has been proven to be 85% effective in preventing monkeypox in the past.

But the CDC recommends the following:
•A smallpox vaccination should be administered within two weeks of exposure to monkeypox.
•An antiviral drug called "Cidofovir Vistide" is suggested for infected patients with severe, life-threatening symptoms.
•Vaccinia immune globulin may be used, but efficacy of use has not been documented.

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