“Doctor Thira” indicates that the incubation period for smallpox is important. Recommends the Ministry of Public Health to watch out for the source of the disease in the country as well
On Aug. 4, Dr. Teera Woratanarat, Lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a Facebook page about the incubation period of monkey pox pathogen, stating that cautions about the incubation period of monkey pox in the monkey pox guidelines of the Department of Medicine, Ministry of Public Health on July 31, 2022 are identified. According to several sources, including the United States (CDC), Canada, and the World Health Organization. But information about the incubation period states that 7-21 days is unlikely to be accurate. because there is no such source of information.
with information from various sources Both the World Health Organization, the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada, the New England Journal of Medicine and UpToDate have found that the incubation period or the time from infection until symptoms occur have a wide range The incubation period can be as short as 3 days or as long as 21 days.
This information is very important. because it will affect the disease investigation process Identifying the source of the disease whether it is from within or outside the country Including advice to let people watch out if they are exposed to the disease.
As in the latest case of a foreigner reported as a third case of smallpox, if there is a short incubation period such as three days, domestic surveillance of the source of the disease may also be required.
If it slips away…it will cause problems to spread in the community. and lead to the phenomenon “Until the beans are cooked, the sesame will burn.”