Dr. Thirawat fears repeating the HIV era, stressing that there must be no stigma, no discrimination, no practice Because although monkey pox is born in a group of people first But in the end, it’s everyone. It’s not a disease to be afraid of disgusting people.
On August 2, 2022, Prof. Dr. Thirawat Hemajuta, Director of the Center for Emerging Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post mentions Challenges in preventing the spread of monkey pox
It states that the best prevention and assessment of the severity of smallpox monkey pox is Can know soon from the beginning that the infected person has already started spreading the virus. This can be known from physical and skin symptoms.
However, this method is currently limited, for example, 14% of patients have rashes, sores, blisters on the skin without any physical symptoms. and symptoms in which the skin may have a single point or a single location and may be hidden Therefore, they may not know and there are no warning signs that it is already
And although 86% of patients have physical and skin symptoms In 39% of the somatic group, the skin symptoms were preceded by symptoms. first
In addition, there are rashes, ulcers, blisters, many of which can occur at the same time, polystage polymorphic.
Physical symptoms may not have everything and not all at the same time, such as fever, aches, headaches, backaches, fatigue, enlarged lymph nodes.
So early diagnosis Everything must be put together. and sincere in giving history and including the risks of having various activities for oneself and related persons to prevent the spread of the disease widely
It’s not a disease to be afraid of disgusting people.