Ano ang monkeypox o mpox; paano ito maipapasa at maiiwasan?
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00:00The first to be declared by the World Health Organization, WHO, was Mpox, a global public health emergency.
00:06When did it start? And what are the symptoms of it so that we can avoid it?
00:12Nayomi Tiburcio will explain it again.
00:17On the second occasion since 2022,
00:20the Public Health Emergency of International Concern of World Health Organization, or WHO,
00:27because of the re-emergence of monkeypox in Africa and other countries.
00:32Monkeypox is a virus that can be transmitted from an animal to a human,
00:37or from a human to a human, through skin contact.
00:41Monkeypox was first seen in a group of monkeys in Africa in 1958.
00:46Before, there were only monkeypox in West and Central Africa,
00:50but later, there was also this disease in other countries,
00:54which is usually caused by travelers from Africa and imported animals.
01:00Here in the Philippines, the first case of monkeypox was reported in July 2022.
01:06Four cases were reported in the country in 2022, while five in 2023.
01:12But WHO said,
01:14its impact is low on the public and most of the cases come from no medicine.
01:20However, it should not be ignored
01:23because the situation of outbreaks around the world is changing.
01:26Like now,
01:28a different strain of the virus was seen compared to 2022.
01:32The DOH explained,
01:34Clade 2,
01:35the so-called monkeypox virus,
01:37was seen in 2022,
01:40while Clade 1 was seen in the present.
01:42Health experts are still studying the difference between the two types of virus.
01:48The Department of Health repeatedly emphasized
01:50that the government is ready to address the monkeypox epidemic in the country
01:55because there are guidelines here.
01:57What is needed is to spread to the public the information
02:01on how to get or get infected with monkeypox.
02:05The mpox is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact or face-to-face.
02:11On the surface, when people get infected,
02:14one has no mpox and the other has mpox.
02:16This is different from the COVID-19 that is said to be airborne.
02:20Because of that, the symptoms of mpox are seen on the skin,
02:24it is combined with so-called pustules.
02:27It is like a parasite that has white inside and has a slight implication or swelling in the middle.
02:34What is important here is that it also has a common disease called lymphadenopathy or kulani.
02:42According to the DOH, the incubation period is one to 21 days or before the monkeypox is eradicated.
02:49Symptoms of mpox are easy to see, such as swelling of the skin,
02:53pustules that are on the face, hands, feet, body, eyes, mouth, or ears.
03:00It can also experience headaches, headaches of the back and back,
03:05fever and being dizzy.
03:07The WHO has long announced that there is a vaccine that has been approved to prevent the spread of mpox,
03:15but the agency is not yet recommending a mass vaccination against it.
03:19The WHO clarified that mpox is not a sexually transmitted infection.
03:25It only causes infection because it is transmitted through close physical contact.
03:30According to the Department of Health,
03:32it is better to wear long-sleeve clothing that covers our skin.
03:39If we are in a crowded place, we should wear a face mask.
03:43There is no need to worry. It is also protective against other diseases such as influenza or measles.
03:51We should wash our hands. We should use alcohol or hand sanitizers.
03:57If we are going to use our clothes, it is better if we don't share them.
04:03We should also avoid activities that involve physical contact.