You need to understand these knowledge about monkey acne

Cover reporter Zhou Jiayi

On the afternoon of September 16, the Chongqing Municipal Committee of Health and Health issued a message saying that Chongqing was diagnosed with a case of input monkey acne.

The World Health Organization has announced on July 23 that monkey acne is a public health incident that has been concerned about internationally. In the face of this "new infectious disease", what are the symptoms of it? How to spread? How to prevent it? Today, Cao Ranran, the technician of the Microbiology Inspection Institute of the Sichuan Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center, came to our popular science for us.

What is a monkey acne?

Monkey acne is not a "new infectious disease". It was reported in human infection as early as 1970, and then it was mainly popular in Chinese and Western African countries. Monkeypox virus, the pathogen caused by monkey acne, is a DNA double -chain virus of a genus acne virus of acne virus. It is close relatives with smallpox virus.

Monkey acne is a kind of human and animal affected diseases. It is not only a monkey that can only be infected. It was the first time that he was discovered by human beings on the monkey, and the main symptoms of skin blisters or rash were as "monkey acne." In fact, a variety of animals are natural hosts of monkey acne viruses, including rodents and non -human long animals.

Why is it spreading?

Monkey acne virus may enter the human body through damaged skin, mucous membranes or respiratory tracts. Its main ways are to pass through animals, such as being caught or biting by infected animals, and the body fluids and blood of infected animals, and infected infected animals with improper cooking are also risky. Monkey acne virus is also passed through people, and the respiratory tract droplets, body fluids, or items contaminated by viruses are closely exposed to the infected respiratory tract droplets.

What are the symptoms?

After the infection of monkey acne virus, the incubation period is about 7 to 14 days (up to 21 days). The initial symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, back pain, lymphadenopathy, fatigue, etc. The characteristic symptoms of large -scale rash on the face and other parts of the body. Monkey acne is a self -limited disease. Symptoms usually fade within 14 to 28 days, but may also be secondary complications. In the recent reports, the mortality rate is about 3%to 6%.

How to prevent it?

There are currently no special effects and vaccines for monkey acne virus, but the World Health Organization pointed out that inoculating ceiling vaccines can prevent monkey acne to a certain extent. In addition, we can still take other active prevention measures.

In areas where monkey acne is popular or reported by monkey acne cases, it shall avoid direct contact with rodent animals and primates, or avoid contact with rodent animals and psychoic blood and unsustering meat. When you have symptoms similar to monkey acne, you should report to the centers or health professionals in a timely manner.

In mainland China, the first case of monkey acne is reported, but no report was reported on animal hosts. Because my country is strictly forbidden to carry all animals except cats and dogs, the possibility of transmission through animals is still unlikely.

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