More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox in 29 non-endemic countries have been reported since May, while no deaths have been reported, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier this week. “Some countries are also reporting community-based transmission. The WHO is particularly concerned about the risks of this virus in vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant women. There are vaccines available but with limited supply. WHO does not recommend mass vaccination, “Tedros said, adding that it was unfortunate that the international community was only paying attention to the virus even when smallpox had been killing people in Africa for decades.
Now, WHO expert Dr. Rosamund Lewis, in a video shared Saturday by the World Health Organization, explained why the risk of the virus has been said to be “moderate.”
“Most people who contract the virus do not get seriously ill. However, the risk has been described as moderate because it is spreading to places where it has never been reported before. Therefore, this new pattern of spread “The WHO is trying to identify where the risk may be, who may be at risk. That is the message we are sending. If you know your own risk, you can reduce your risk,” he said. question.
The World Health Organization has also developed certain guidelines amid concerns about the virus. Some of the recommendations are:
1. Because most cases are believed to be mild, the WHO says, “When it is decided to isolate and care for a person with a suspicion or confirmation of a mild illness infection without complications, a home assessment should be done.”
2. Extra care and caution should be exercised when handling cleaning sheets, household surfaces, and waste disposal. And symptoms in mild cases should be constantly monitored.
3. Although experts have repeatedly denounced discrimination in the spread of the virus, the WHO also shares that patients should be monitored for “symptoms of anxiety and depression” for their mental health.
4. All patients should be advised to refrain from sexual intercourse until “all skin lesions have formed a crust, the crusts have fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed in below “, say the guidelines.
5. Patients at high risk for complications – such as young children, pregnant women and those who are immunosuppressed – or those with severe or complicated infection should be admitted to hospital for closer clinical follow-up and care. adequate insulation precautions to prevent transmission.
6. Infants of infected mothers should be constantly monitored and “infant feeding practices, including whether to stop breastfeeding a mother infected with the virus, should be assessed on a case-by-case basis.” .
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