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Rising Monkeypox Cases in Pakistan | How is it Spread? | Dr Javed Akram's Shocking Analysis
Rising Monkeypox Cases in Pakistan | How is it Spread? | Dr Javed Akram's Shocking Analysis
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00:00There is a prediction that if 2 lakh crore people have to die in a few weeks,
00:05they will die from a microbe, not from an atomic bomb or a nuclear arsenal.
00:11If there is life, there is life. A healthy society is very important.
00:14Monkeypox, you are all hearing about it.
00:16You are landing at the airport and you are checking whether this is it or not.
00:21Let's talk about what it is, why it happens and how it can spread.
00:26Some basic information and then we will talk to the relevant doctors to educate us.
00:31First of all, what is it?
00:33It is a virus that basically transmits from animals to humans.
00:39The family that the virus is related to has 83 different types of viruses.
00:44The virus that is related to this family is called smallpox.
00:50It is also called monkeypox.
00:58The World Health Organization has changed its name to mpox two years ago.
01:04But it is still called monkeypox.
01:08Monkey and monkey have nothing to do with each other.
01:12So if you think it is monkey's mischief, it is not exactly like that.
01:18It has nothing to do with monkey's mischief.
01:20But it has something to do with the fact that
01:22many years ago, in 1958, it was found in a laboratory in Denmark.
01:28It was found in two monkeys.
01:30Because of this, it was named monkeypox.
01:33These monkeys are not mambas.
01:36Nor do they usually transmit to humans.
01:40So how does it transmit?
01:42Which animal is responsible for its transmission?
01:46It is said that science has not yet been able to find out which animal is responsible for its transmission.
01:50But African rats are considered to be responsible for its transmission.
01:55In 1970, the first case of monkeypox was found in humans.
02:03When this virus was found in a 9-month-old baby in a hospital in Congo, Africa.
02:09It was first confirmed to spread in 2022.
02:13When this epidemic was found in more than 70 countries around the world.
02:17Then it was found for the first time that it was a widespread disease.
02:20Due to the rapid increase in cases, it attracted attention at the global level.
02:26Then the World Health Organization announced
02:28that monkeypox is not only a threat to public health in Africa,
02:31but it is also an international threat.
02:34In countries like Britain, Singapore, America, Australia, Europe and Canada,
02:39monkeypox spread through people who had recently visited African countries.
02:43So it seemed to be spreading from there, but then it started spreading all over the world.
02:47The big reason for this, as we mentioned at your service,
02:50in the eyes of the World Health Organization,
02:52is that it has a connection with Chichag.
02:54And due to global efforts against Chichag,
02:57the disease was claimed to have been eradicated from the world on May 8, 1980.
03:03The world had been purified from it.
03:06But now that it is developing a connection with Chichag,
03:08it is even more worrying for the World Health Organization
03:10as to why it is emerging again.
03:12Now, to know some basic things about this,
03:15to increase our awareness, Dr. Javed Akram,
03:18Dr. Javed Akram is a specialist in infectious diseases.
03:21And he is the former caretaker health minister of Punjab.
03:24We have given him a lot of trouble.
03:26Mr. Javed, thank you very much. Assalamualaikum.
03:29Walaikumassalam.
03:31Sir, thank you very much for your time.
03:34We have told you in our own way,
03:36but if you could tell us in simple words
03:38what is this monkeypox or mpox.
03:42A common man thinks,
03:44if it is a disease,
03:46what is the risk of my death?
03:48How fatal is this disease?
03:52Thank you very much.
03:54I don't think this is something to worry about,
03:56especially in Pakistan.
03:58This is not a new disease.
04:00In the last 15 years,
04:03it has stopped the spread of this disease in Pakistan.
04:05This time, it started from Congo
04:07and then from Congo to African countries.
04:09And in Pakistan,
04:11it mostly came from Saudi Arabia
04:13and most of the cases reported in KPK,
04:15only one was reported in Sindh.
04:19And it was the travel history of all
04:21from such areas where it is endemic.
04:23And there has not been any local case
04:25who has been affected by this disease locally.
04:29And this is a DNA virus,
04:31like the COVID-19 RNA virus.
04:33And basically,
04:35it is an incubation period
04:37when the virus enters your body.
04:39And most of the time,
04:41it does not enter through breathing,
04:43but through touch.
04:45When your close body touches
04:47a person whose body has
04:49tubes or pustules,
04:51then for at least
04:53one week to three weeks,
04:55there can be no symptoms,
04:57but it can spread.
05:00So, this is what we call an incubation period.
05:02After that,
05:04the symptoms are the same
05:06as that of COVID-19 or any other viral infection.
05:08Cough, cold, cough, cough,
05:10and after a few days,
05:12after three to four days,
05:14the seeds start to come out
05:16which are very painful
05:18and are also excreted.
05:20And after that,
05:22some people who have small children
05:24or old people
05:26or those who have been transplanted
05:29have very little chance
05:31of developing a lung disease
05:33or pneumonia
05:35and then they need hospitalization.
05:37This time,
05:39the WHO
05:41said that when this disease
05:43came to Congo
05:45and 24,000 people were affected
05:47in Congo,
05:49it was called a global health warning.
05:51And the reason for this
05:53was that this time
05:55the genetic type
05:58is very virulent.
06:00It is 1A.
06:02But in Pakistan,
06:04alhamdulillah,
06:06all the cases were of the old serotype 2B
06:08which is almost
06:10negligible
06:121 in 50,000 chance
06:14that someone will die.
06:16So, that is why
06:18I think there is a need for caution in Pakistan.
06:20But there is no need for fear.
06:22There is no need for fear and anxiety.
06:24Those people
06:27who are suffering from other diseases
06:29like diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease,
06:31cancer,
06:33they should treat their primary disease
06:35with their knowledge
06:37and keep their defense forces right.
06:39Especially if your people
06:41are from Saudi Arabia
06:43or from Africa
06:45or from Dubai
06:47and they have symptoms
06:49then isolate them
06:51until their tests are done.
06:53We do their PCR test in a few hours.
06:55We have done about 90 PCR tests
06:57and alhamdulillah,
06:59in Punjab, all are still negative.
07:01We have trained all the doctors
07:03in immigration
07:05and border health security
07:07how to deal
07:09with them.
07:11How to deal with them.
07:13How to deal with them.
07:15Is the test similar to
07:17the COVID test?
07:19Is the test similar to
07:21the COVID test?
07:24It is a DNA virus.
07:26It is a DNA virus.
07:28It is a DNA virus.
07:30It is a DNA virus.
07:32It is a DNA virus.
07:34It is a DNA virus.
07:36It is a DNA virus.
07:38It is a DNA virus.
07:40It is a DNA virus.
07:42It is a DNA virus.
07:44It is a DNA virus.
07:46It is a DNA virus.
07:48It is a DNA virus.
07:50It is a DNA virus.
07:53It is a DNA virus.
07:55It is a DNA virus.
07:57It is a DNA virus.
07:59It is a DNA virus.
08:01It is a DNA virus.
08:03It is a DNA virus.
08:05It is a DNA virus.
08:07It is a DNA virus.
08:09It is a DNA virus.
08:11It is a DNA virus.
08:13It is a DNA virus.
08:15It is a DNA virus.
08:17It is a DNA virus.
08:19It is a DNA virus.
08:22It is a DNA virus.
08:24It is a DNA virus.
08:26It is a DNA virus.
08:28It is a DNA virus.
08:30It is a DNA virus.
08:32It is a DNA virus.
08:34It is a DNA virus.
08:36It is a DNA virus.
08:38It is a DNA virus.
08:40It is a DNA virus.
08:42It is a DNA virus.
08:44It is a DNA virus.
08:46It is a DNA virus.
08:48It is a DNA virus.