After Thailand found 5 confirmed cases of chickenpox or monkey pox in the country, divided into 2 foreigners, 3 Thai nationals, with high-risk contacts from the first confirmed case and the second case, followed up for 21 days. 40 people, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that no symptoms were found. and was repeatedly tested for infection No further infections were found.
For hotels where the patient is confirmed to stay After cleaning the environment and after 11 days, the smallpox was tested again. As a result, the genetic material of monkey pox was still found. which is the remains of the remaining germs And from the proactive screening, 58 suspected cases were confirmed, no smallpox was found.
Based on the information about the symptoms of suspected patients Found that some had symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases such as Herpes Simplex type 1, 8 (40%), Herpes Simplex type 2, 3 (15%), other herpes, such as 6,7, 3 (15). %) 2 infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV) (10%) infected with Syphilis and Varicella zoster virus, 1 each, 2 subjects (10%)
The Director-General of the Department of Disease Control confirmed that smallpox is not a disease that has severe symptoms or is easily contagious, such as those who have been in close contact with households who have been living together for weeks. no one has been infected yet The risk group is those who have a habit of changing sexual partners frequently. Please stop such behavior in order to prevent and stop the epidemic. If you or someone close to you are at high risk, you can contact the nearest hospital for testing and diagnosis.
As for the monkey pox situation at the moment (as of August 21, 65), there are 42,362 cases worldwide, with 13 deaths. The top 5 countries with the highest number of cases are the United States, 14,595, Spain, 6,091 and Brazil. 3,756 people, Germany 3,266 people and England 2,889 people.
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