Pakar Epidemiologi Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Prof Madya Dr. Malina Osman menyatakan bahawa Mpox ini tidak berbahaya dan siapa yang dijangkiti boleh pulih selepas 3-4 minggu namun semasa tempoh itu ia mampu untuk menjangkiti orang lain.
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00:00So, these are the top 5 groups that are at risk of getting serious infections leading to death.
00:09Mpox is only infected through touch, as mentioned earlier.
00:12Who can we make this touch in a routine way?
00:17If we look at it, it is impossible for us to touch someone's skin routinely with others.
00:23Unlike COVID-19. COVID-19, if it is clean, it can infect you.
00:27But Mpox is not like that.
00:29So, we can think of it as a habit or a practice that causes the contact.
00:33Aside from those who are at risk, of course it is with the family.
00:36We hug, or sometimes with children, sometimes without clothes, and so on.
00:41So, this is where, if we look at the pattern, the possibility of infection occurs.
00:45So, in that aspect, I have an opinion, aside from maintaining self-discipline and also maintaining hand hygiene,
00:52the important thing is to take care of the health of the family members or those who are close to us.
00:58The others are the same as COVID-19.
01:01Like distancing, in my opinion, can be practiced,
01:04but in COVID-19, because of the air, the distance is further.
01:09For Mpox, I also think it is not an issue.
01:12If you can wear a mask, it's even better.
01:14Because sometimes when it is clean, the liquid in the IDU and so on,
01:19there may also be such a virus.
01:22But if our skin is intact, most likely not.
01:25It is not as if the skin is in contact.
01:29But the risk is still there.
01:30So, if you can wear a mask, it's better for the group at risk.
01:34There are two situations, you know.
01:36At risk of getting infection, and at risk of getting serious infection.
01:39Mpox, in general, is not dangerous.
01:41Most of the infected people recover completely after 3-4 weeks.
01:46It starts with fever, then maybe in 3-4-5 days, it will come out.
01:50The space is like a star, but it's big, it's a lot.
01:56Then, in 3-4 weeks, it will disappear.
01:59Only in the time when it is liquid, it will infect others.
02:03It is not very infectious.
02:04But after that, if the person is healthy,
02:06he recovers completely, there is no complication.
02:09It's the same as the disease of infection or infection.
02:12It's the same as Mpox.
02:13But what we are worried about is that there are several groups.
02:16The first is children.
02:17Mothers are pregnant, pregnant.
02:18They are the ones who are less resilient,
02:20and the elderly may also have resilient problems.
02:23So, and they are the ones who have chronic diseases.
02:26So, these five groups are at risk of getting serious infections,
02:30leading to death.
02:31And one more thing, I just want to share the difference
02:33between the stage in 2022 and 2024.
02:37In 2022, the type of virus we call Clade 2.
02:42If you have read about Clade 2.
02:44But now, it is mixed.
02:45Clade 2 and Clade 1.
02:46What causes death is Clade 1.
02:48And Clade 1 is divided into two more.
02:501A and 1B.
02:511A is what happens among children.
02:531B is adults.
02:54It means that the virus is circulating.
02:57It is circulating a lot.
02:581A is among children.
02:591B is among adults.
03:01And most of the people who die in the Democratic Republic of Congo are men.
03:04And the children are less than 15 years old.
03:06So, that's where it leads to us.
03:10In general, public health.
03:12We are still worried.
03:12If the virus spreads to the global level,
03:16there will be a lot of implications that will be affected by those who are at risk.