All about monkeypox or monkeypox. Higher Institute of Health Report
Here is the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) focus on monkeypox or monkeypox
It is an infection caused by a virus of the same family as smallpox but which differs widely from smallpox itself due to its lower diffusivity and severity. It is particularly common among primates and small rodents, mainly in Africa. The infection is transmitted from animals to humans through the animal's saliva and other fluids or direct contact with the animal.
In humans it presents with fever, muscle aches, headache, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue and skin manifestations such as blisters, pustules, small scabs. It can be transmitted from human to human through droplets, contact with body fluids or skin lesions. It is possible that people who have not been vaccinated against smallpox (vaccination abolished in Italy in 1981) are at greater risk of infection with monkeypox due to the absence of antibodies which, due to the similarity of the smallpox virus to monkeypox, may be effective in counteracting this virosis as well.
The infection is relatively infrequent in humans and in any case outside Africa , but sporadic cases and even an epidemic have been reported in the USA in 2003, following the importation from Africa of animals not adequately controlled from a sanitary point of view.
The disease resolves spontaneously in 1-2 weeks with adequate rest and without specific therapies; antivirals can be given when needed.
Currently, some cases have been reported in Portugal, Spain, UK and Italy, so far mostly in young MSM (males having sex with males). The ECDC has activated a European-wide alert system in which the ISS participates. In addition, the ISS has set up a task force made up of industry experts and contacted the sentinel networks of the sexually transmitted infections centers in order to continuously monitor the national situation.
The recommendations include staying at home to rest in case of fever and contacting the doctor in case of blisters or other skin manifestations. As a prevention, it is important to avoid contact with people with fever and to carefully evaluate, before any close personal contact or sexual contact, the presence of any unusual skin manifestations (such as blisters or other lesions) on the skin of the partner. This behavior is helpful in preventing not only monkeypox but other sexually transmitted infections as well.
(source: Iss )
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/primo-piano/tutto-su-monkeypox-o-vaiolo-delle-scimmie-report-istituto-superiore-di-sanita/ on Thu, 19 May 2022 13:47:48 +0000.