UH Clinic— Usapang mpox | Unang Hirit
Bagong kaso ng mpox sa Pilipinas, naitala na ng Department of Health (DOH).
Gaano ito kaseryoso at dapat ba tayong mabahala? Alamin mismo ang mga impormasyon mula kay DOH Spokesperson Albert Domingo.
Gaano ito kaseryoso at dapat ba tayong mabahala? Alamin mismo ang mga impormasyon mula kay DOH Spokesperson Albert Domingo.
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00:00The Department of Health has confirmed a new case of MPOX in the country.
00:11One positive case is that there is no travel history abroad.
00:17The country did not go abroad.
00:19The DOH is also worried about a possible community transmission or spread of viral disease.
00:25Let's be careful, Kapuso.
00:27What is the disease of the monkeypox or MPOX?
00:30To answer that, of course, this is The Doctor is In here at the UH Clinic.
00:34And our questions about MPOX will be answered by Assistant Secretary Albert Francis Domingo,
00:41the spokesperson of the Department of Health.
00:42Good morning, Asec.
00:43Good morning, Asec.
00:44Good morning, Egan.
00:45Good morning, Maris.
00:46Good morning to everyone watching.
00:48The Doctor is In.
00:48What is this MPOX and where does it come from, Doc?
00:52This MPOX is a disease that can be seen on our skin.
00:56The symptoms are that it starts in circles where the skin is watery.
01:02And as time goes by, it turns into pus.
01:04What is that? Like a lump of water?
01:06It's like a lump of water.
01:07They will get infected, but it's a different family of virus.
01:10What are the symptoms of this, Doc?
01:12So, in the skin, there is a rash, and there is also a rash here on our neck.
01:18It can be on the sides, on the temples.
01:20Those that are very thick.
01:22It can be detected by the so-called close, intimate contact.
01:27It's very close.
01:27It's very close to the skin.
01:30It's not in the air that we see on the data right now.
01:34Let me just follow up on the difference between this and chicken pox,
01:38and the lump of water.
01:40What is the difference there?
01:42When we see, for example, chicken pox,
01:45there are more children who are affected,
01:47and the eggs are very watery.
01:50They don't hatch.
01:51The mpox, later on, the medical term is a pustule,
01:55it becomes white when it lasts.
01:59So, this case study of a man, if he doesn't have trouble,
02:02how did he get it?
02:04We think it's a community transmission.
02:06It's possible that in 2022, we declared the first international
02:11public health emergency of international concern.
02:14Then, the cases there, the clade is different.
02:17It means the group.
02:19We think it's still circling around.
02:22Maybe he just didn't detect it because it's actually mild.
02:26After about two to four weeks, the lumps disappear,
02:29it dries up, and you're okay.
02:30So, there's contact tracing on it.
02:32There is.
02:33The global health emergency was declared by the World Health Organization,
02:36this mpox.
02:37So, how is it, let's say, contagious,
02:41it's contagious, the close contact.
02:44In the Philippines, can we say that it's alarming?
02:47Not yet.
02:49It's not alarming, we just need to be alert.
02:51Let's explain the close contact.
02:53So, now we're next to each other, right?
02:55This is not close contact.
02:56But if I suddenly hug Egan, that's a different story.
02:59That's not allowed.
02:59But it's close contact because that's what's called
03:02close intimate contact, skin to skin.
03:05But if it's all like that, right?
03:07You can get all the symptoms if it's close contact.
03:09What about the kisses, is that allowed?
03:11Yes.
03:12So, let's reduce it first.
03:13It's skin to skin.
03:14Yes, skin to skin.
03:15So, there's no problem with the kisses in the heart first,
03:19or the hands first.
03:21Another way to reduce it is when you shake hands,
03:24you can drink alcohol after or wash your hands
03:27because it can kill you.
03:27But it's still like that, like a bump.
03:30Ivan said that soap alone can kill you.
03:33That's right, Egan.
03:34Soap and water can kill you.
03:36But who are the pros who can get this disease?
03:39All ages, all types of people can get it.
03:43Oh, okay.
03:44So, if it's close contact, you don't need to wear a mask?
03:47If it's close contact, if we're close,
03:49especially if it's a car,
03:51it's not airborne.
03:53It's not airborne where the air is far away.
03:56But if it's a car, a car or a jeep,
04:00it's good to wear a mask.
04:02So, if you get this, what should you do?
04:05Do you need to quarantine the person who got this
04:09and their close contacts?
04:12The good thing about MPAX is that you can isolate at home.
04:15You don't need to go to the hospital if the person is strong.
04:18The only hospital is if there's an immunocompromised condition,
04:22HIV, AIDS,
04:23or if the person will be confined at home.
04:27For example, the house is small and you can't isolate.
04:30But you can do it at home.
04:31What you need to do,
04:33the closest dermatologist or primary care physician,
04:36you don't need to go to the ER.
04:37Actually, our dermatologists are alert
04:39because the most common symptoms are in the skin.
04:43Is there a vaccine needed here?
04:45There is a vaccine, but not in the Philippines.
04:47What's happening now is that Africa is leading
04:50because it has the highest number of cases.
04:52Almost tens of thousands of cases.
04:54I think there were 17,000 recorded delays.
04:57So, that's where we send the vaccines internationally.
05:00But as Sected said,
05:02if we reach the point where we need it,
05:04we can ask for it.
05:05How is the man you're watching?
05:08He's okay.
05:10Recovering well?
05:11Yes, recovering well.
05:12That's why he's there because the test results are still waiting.
05:15But now that we have the results,
05:16we're coordinating so that he can go home.
05:19Under isolation, that's possible.
05:21Alright.
05:21How dangerous is this disease and what are the reminders?
05:25Do we also have instructions on how to avoid it?
05:28Compared to COVID-19,
05:29I know, we know,
05:31a lot of people are worried
05:32that a new series of lockdowns has started.
05:35No.
05:36The transmission of COVID-19 is different in MPOX.
05:40We don't have special instructions in IA.
05:43It's still the same in any ports.
05:46Because we can still see the symptoms.
05:48As a reminder to everyone,
05:49close, physical, and intimate contact.
05:51Let's reduce it first.
05:53Or we can have intimate contact with those who are intimate with us.
05:56Our spouses,
05:59our partners.
06:00But don't do it to a lot of people.
06:02Or if it happens, we'll go out sleeveless,
06:05close to people on the street.
06:07Don't do it first.
06:07Kissing.
06:08Yes, don't kiss first.
06:10If we can have a little distance,
06:12it's different from social distancing.
06:13It's not like one meter.
06:15Let's just not get close.
06:16Alright.
06:17You see how ugly he looks.
06:21Thank you very much,
06:22Albert Francis Domingo
06:24of Departement of Health and Welfare.
06:26As a reminder to everyone,
06:27take care
06:28and we'll be back soon.