In the event that the message is shared that people who have been vaccinated with Astra at risk of chickenpox the Department of Disease Control The Ministry of Public Health has clarified that it is not true that vaccination against COVID-19 has no risk of developing monkeypox at all. Monkey pox is caused by a virus of the Poxviridae family in the genus. Orthopoxvirus The monkey pox virus is found in many animals. especially monkeys and rodents such as squirrels, wild rats, etc.
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Including people can be infected with the disease. from direct contact with the blood, secretions or pustules of an infected animal or from being bitten by infected animals Cooking food from wild animals or eating insufficiently cooked meat Or may be indirectly infected by touching the bed of sick animals. Person-to-person transmission is even less likely. But it can occur through close contact with the patient through respiratory secretions. blistered skin or contaminated equipment
Once the infected person enters the body, there is an incubation period of 7-14 days, possibly up to 21 days. The initial symptoms are fever, headache. Muscle aches, back pain, enlarged lymph nodes, chills, fatigue. After about 1-3 days, a rash appears on the limbs. and may occur on the face and body as well The rash turns into pustules. In the last stage, the pustules will become scaly and come off. Symptoms last about 2-4 weeks. Most patients recover on their own. At present, there is no specific treatment for chickenpox. but can also control the outbreak Vaccination against smallpox which can prevent monkey pox 85%
Therefore, people are asked not to trust such information. and ask for cooperation not to send or share such information on various social media channels and for people to receive information from the Department of Disease Control can be tracked on the website www.ddc.moph.go.th or call 1422 24 hours a day.