Bengaluru:
Chief Minister Basavaraj Boyam will hold a major consultation today (Tuesday) with the health department on preventing the spread of monkey measles in Karnataka. In the meantime, the government has issued new guidelines regarding the prevention of monkey measles.
New Arrival Monkey Measles
The corona virus that started spreading from China in 2020 is currently affecting all countries. The first wave, the second wave and the 3rd wave of Corona are over. It is said that the 4th wave of Corona is possible due to the sudden increase in the recent cases. Meanwhile, new viruses are spreading frequently. In that way, now a new virus called monkey measles is spreading.
This monkey measles, which was discovered in England, is also spreading in India. Monkey measles was also first detected in Kerala, which witnessed the first corona virus in India. Following this, cases of monkey measles were also detected in the states of Delhi and Hyderabad. In this situation, a 22-year-old youth who was suffering from monkey measles died suddenly in Kerala. It is confirmed that he died of monkeypox.
Basavaraj doll
Due to the death of a youth due to monkey measles in Kerala, there is a panic among the people that monkey measles will spread to Karnataka, the neighboring state of Kerala. Meanwhile, an African who came to Bengaluru showed symptoms of monkey measles. Due to this it was said that monkey measles has spread in Karnataka as well.
But Health Minister Sudhakar said that the African man was not suffering from monkey measles and was suffering from smallpox. In this situation, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bummy yesterday in an interview to reporters in Thavanagere said:-
Important advice
A teenager has died of monkey measles in Kerala. We are taking monkeypox seriously. Tomorrow (i.e. today) I am going to hold an important meeting with Health Minister Sudhakar and the Health Department on preventing the spread of monkey measles in Karnataka.
During this consultation, various matters including screening of travelers from abroad and setting up of laboratories are to be discussed. We are also going to discuss measures to be taken to control monkey measles, guidelines and arrangements for medicines.
This is what he said.
Preventive works
In this situation, the Karnataka Government’s Health Department has issued new guidelines regarding measures to be taken to prevent the spread of monkey measles across the state, including the capital, Bengaluru. It states:-
Monkey measles is spreading in the country. The World Health Organization has declared monkey measles a public health emergency. The Department of Health has already issued a guideline. 1.30 crore people live in Bengaluru. Therefore, there is a need to seriously monitor here. The Chief Health Officer, District Monitoring Officer, all Zonal Health Officers should actively carry out monkey disease prevention work.
21 days of isolation
Special teams should be appointed at railway stations, airports and bus stations across the state, including Bengaluru, to conduct physical examination of passengers. Doctors in city primary health centers and hospitals should report details of patients with symptoms of monkey measles.
Appropriate training should be given to the medical staff to trace the contacts of the patient, carry out surveillance and testing. Symptomatic people should be tested for monkeypox. Confirmed patients should self-isolate for 21 days. Patients should be allowed to walk in public only after all symptoms have cleared.
Awareness
Awareness should be created among the public about monkey measles. Blood samples should be collected from people with symptoms of monkey measles and sent to the laboratory. All guidelines issued by the Health Department must be followed without fail.
This was stated by the Department of Health.