Monkeypox transmission and severity don’t resemble Covid, doctor says

In an interview with CNN This Monday (1st), infectious disease specialist Max Igor Banks, coordinator of Infectious Diseases at Hospital das Clínicas, said that the transmission and severity of monkeypox do not resemble Covid-19.

“Not even close does monkeypox resemble the speed, intensity of transmission, nor the severity of Covid,” he said.

According to the infectologist, to manage the epidemiological situation of the disease, it is important that countries declare a state of emergency.

“It is important that countries sometimes declare a state of emergency, which allows for faster measures, such as purchasing medication, importing and diagnosing, to tackle monkeypox“.

Igor Banks evaluates that “no one knows yet what the evolution of the disease will be in the world. What we do know is that there is a progressive increase in the number of cases since the first diagnosis,” he said.

The manifestation of monkeypox on the skin occurs in the form of blisters or lesions that can appear on different parts of the body, such as the face, hands, feet, eyes, mouth or genitals.

And the first thing to watch out for to stop transmission is the diagnosis. “People who have gallbladder injuries should seek medical attention. Generally, at this point in the disease, this has been noticed in adults and people who have sexual contact,” he said.

However, the doctor explains that direct contact, even from the home itself, has boosted the transmission of the disease.

“The person with this blister can transmit the disease. Other cases within the house itself, from an infected person, can occur,” she said.

So far, Brazil has 1,369 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

The records were carried out in the states of São Paulo (1,031), Rio de Janeiro (169), Minas Gerais (63), Federal District (20), Paraná (21), Goiás (18), Bahia (11), Ceará (4 ), Rio Grande do Norte (2), Espírito Santo (2), Pernambuco (7), Tocantins (1) , Acre (1), Amazonas (1), Rio Grande do Sul (6), Mato Grosso do Sul (5 ), Amazonas (1), and Santa Catarina (7).

*With information from Lucas Rocha, from CNN

Source: CNN Brasil

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