New Delhi August 20 (ANI): Dr Atul Goel, Director of NCDC, stated that M-Pox is not typically a zoonotic disease limited to Africa, but has spread globally, prompting WHO to declare a public health emergency. He explained that M-Pox spreads through skin-to-skin contact and sexual exposure. While acknowledging the risk, Dr Goel reassured that there is no need to panic, citing India's experience with 30 cases between 2022-2023, mostly linked to foreign travel or residence. He expressed confidence in India's preparedness to handle the situation.On M-Pox, DGHS & Director, NCDC, Dr Atul Goel said, "It's not a zoonotic disease that is generally restricted to the continent of Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This year, it has moved out of Africa and the case has been detected in Sweden due to which the WHO has declared a public health emergency of International importance. This disease spreads from skin-to-skin contact and also through sexual exposure... There is no reason to panic, we don't think that there will be many cases. Last time between 2022-2023, 30 cases were registered out of which 12 people came from foreign countries and the rest were also from foreign countries who were living in India. We are ready for it."
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00:00Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease which generally is restricted to the continent of Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
00:10However, this year it has moved out of Africa and case has been detected in Sweden,
00:17due to which WHO has declared a public health emergency of international importance on 14th August 2024.
00:24This disease spreads from skin to skin contact and also through sexual exposure.
00:31Exposure to the bed sheets of the infected patient could also be a problem.
00:36Incubation period is generally 5 to 21 days.
00:40Initial small illness, brief illness of fever, followed by rashes on the hands, on the face, in the genital areas.
00:49These rashes, they become vesicles and pustules.
00:52And this illness is generally self-limiting. It doesn't need treatment.
00:56And within about 3 to 4 weeks, it becomes normal.
01:01In some cases, there are complications.
01:03These complications can be pneumonias, infections of these skin lesions causing septicemia, and deaths have been reported.
01:12In this case, it has been more virulent and infective.
01:17And deaths have been more than the last strain.
01:21And the last strain was 2012-2022.
01:24But now there is no case in India.
01:26And we hope that there will not be many cases here.
01:29Although there are not many cases, we will not outline them.
01:33There will be some cases, we will manage them.
01:35Like I did last time, with isolation wards.
01:38And the government preparation is ready?
01:40The government preparation is ready.
01:42The government preparation is ready.
01:43Because we have interacted with states.
01:45The POEs was interacted with.
01:47And they have told them.
01:50They have also shared the material.
01:52The CD alert is being released.
01:54So the CD alert was released in 2022.
01:56This time, we will update it.
01:58Because the strain has changed.
01:59We will be released.
02:00I think that the CD alert will reach the states and share.
02:03Share will be shared.
02:04Which will be all information.
02:06About the symptoms.
02:07About the diagnosis.
02:08About the management.
02:09About the management.
02:10Everything will be there.
02:11What is the current percent?
02:14What is the current percent?
02:16What is the current percent?
02:17No one in India is not in India.
02:20No one in India is not in India.
02:21No one in India is not in India.
02:22In India is not in India.
02:23There is a confirmed case in Africa.
02:25In Sweden, there is a confirmed case in Africa.
02:26The rest of the Democratic Republic of Congo,
02:28there are about 16,000 cases in this year.
02:30About the year, there are about 2,400 confirmed cases.
02:34The suspected cases are about 16,000.
02:37And there are about 500 deaths.
02:39There are about 500 deaths.
02:40And the strikes?
02:41The strikes?
02:42The strikes?
02:43The strikes?
02:44The strikes and the strikes have been many times.
02:47What happened in Bengal?
02:48It was not good.
02:49It was very bad for the medical fraternity.
02:52And the actions that had happened in Bengal,
02:56now they have been done.
02:58The CBI is investigating the case.
03:00The principle against the action has been put on a shot.
03:04The CBI is investigating it.
03:06Also, the Honourable Supreme Court has made a special task force for senior doctors.
03:16There are a lot of experienced doctors along with the Health Secretary as well as the Home Secretary.
03:22That task force has been asked to submit its interim report within three weeks and the final report within two months.
03:31They also asked us to collect some information from the state regarding the availability of safety provisions in various institutions
03:40such as duty rooms, security personnel or scanning equipment for firearms or anything so that people don't go inside.
03:51What is the message for the public?
03:53The public for the message is that doctors are working in a lot of tension in the situation.
04:01If patients go there, they don't understand any doctor's intention to harm them.
04:07But in the health care system, there are no expectations of the health care system.
04:11There are many patients that aren't as serious.
04:13There's not much need to be a doctor.
04:15There's no doubt that doctor would bring something to do.
04:20So, probably, both sides of the side of the situation.
04:24Public to the side of the side of the public and doctors' side of the side of the screen.
04:26Lucky Fox?
04:27Lucky Fox for public?
04:28Monkey Fox for public?
04:31Monkey Fox for public?
04:32Monkey Fox for public?
04:34We don't need to worry about any of these cases.
04:41We don't think there will be many cases here.
04:44The last time there were 30 cases in 2012-2023.
04:48There were 12 foreign nationals from that.
04:51And the rest of them were living in India.
04:55So if there are some cases,
04:57we are ready to handle them completely.