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Academy of Medicine says that at the moment there is no cause for alarm for monkeypox

Academy of Medicine says that at the moment there is no cause for alarm for monkeypox

Among several countries in Europe, Canada and the United States, at least 75 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed, while many others are under sanitary evaluation


The National Academy of Medicine issued a statement on the afternoon of May 20, where they assure that at the moment there is “no cause for alarm” in the country about an outbreak of monkeypox, a disease that has raised health alerts in Africa. and several European countries.

The letter, published on social networks, points out that it is necessary to investigate cases with suspicious travel history or symptoms, including fever, general malaise and skin lesions, using laboratory methods, “remembering that other diseases such as chickenpox (lechina ) may present with similar lesions.”

This type of smallpox is a zoonosis, that is, it is transmitted mainly from animals to humans; although those infections in humans are incidental. The largest number of cases is recorded in forested areas of central and western Africa, where the disease is endemic.

*Also read: Monkeypox: a disease with little pandemic potential and available medicines

Among several countries in Europe, Canada and the United States, at least 75 cases have been confirmed, while many others are under health evaluation. “The cause for this increase is not clear and several hypotheses are being considered. One possibility is that international travel has now increased after the covid-19 crisis, favoring the spread of the virus,” highlights the Venezuelan Academy.

The experts also mention that people vaccinated more than five years ago with the smallpox vaccine “probably have already lost immunity. But more recently, improved vaccines have been developed that would be used in emergencies, both against smallpox and against monkeypox.’

They clarify that the use of this type of vaccine is considered for confirmed cases of the disease, but so far it is not contemplated for the general population. Similarly, they mention that the Academy will continue monitoring “and making the pertinent recommendations.”


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