announced by the Ministry of Health and Population EgyptOn Tuesday, a case of monkeypox was recorded for a person who came from an Arab country on September 25.
Last June, the health authorities in Egypt issued a guide to introducing steps to deal with infected cases and contacts Monkeypox.
The guideline issued by the preventive medicine sector in Egypt included details of the epidemiological outbreak of monkeypox outside the country. Africamethods of transmission, symptoms and signs of the disease, with prevention measures and reducing the risk of infection among humans.
The guide referred to a number of quarantine procedures at the entry points at airports and ports, with the quarantine teams taking over the application of preventive measures against those coming from countries endemic to monkeypox or countries that reported new cases, for early detection of cases and preventing their entry, provided that these procedures include: Monitoring degrees Temperature for those coming from outside through cameras and thermal gates, and a visual analogy for passengers and transport crews coming directly or indirectly.
In addition, maximum precautions are taken to combat infection when dealing with suspected cases, isolating the suspected case as soon as it is discovered, separating it from the path of passengers, and transferring it to the nearest fever hospital for immediate treatment.
What is monkeypox virus?
- A zoonotic virus that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
- It also spreads between people through close contact with an infected person.
- Its symptoms include a rash or lesions, fever, And a headache Severe, muscle aches, and back pain.
- The virus also causes the body to lose energy and hypertrophy lymph nodes.
It does not spread easily
And the Egyptian Ministry of Health has previously confirmed that monkeypox does not spread easily and is not transmitted through the air for long distances, and that the virus is transmitted by close contact with infected people for long periods.
And the ministry added that it is unlikely that the virus will turn into a global pandemic like this COVID-19It closely monitors the epidemiological situation worldwide.
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And the ministry explained in a post on its official account in “FacebookThe infected person is 34 years old, and was in close contact with a resident European countriesDuring his visit to Egypt, the patient is being treated in one of the affiliated hospitals to the Ministry of Health and population.
announced by the Ministry of Health and Population EgyptOn Tuesday, a case of monkeypox was recorded for a person who came from an Arab country on September 25.
Last June, the health authorities in Egypt issued a guide to introducing steps to deal with infected cases and contacts Monkeypox.
The guideline issued by the preventive medicine sector in Egypt included details of the epidemiological outbreak of monkeypox outside the country. Africamethods of transmission, symptoms and signs of the disease, with prevention measures and reducing the risk of infection among humans.
The guide referred to a number of quarantine procedures at the entry points at airports and ports, with the quarantine teams taking over the application of preventive measures against those coming from countries endemic to monkeypox or countries that reported new cases, for early detection of cases and preventing their entry, provided that these procedures include: Monitoring degrees Temperature for those coming from outside through cameras and thermal gates, and a visual analogy for passengers and transport crews coming directly or indirectly.
In addition, maximum precautions are taken to combat infection when dealing with suspected cases, isolating the suspected case as soon as it is discovered, separating it from the path of passengers, and transferring it to the nearest fever hospital for immediate treatment.
What is monkeypox virus?
- A zoonotic virus that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
- It also spreads between people through close contact with an infected person.
- Its symptoms include a rash or lesions, fever, And a headache Severe, muscle aches, and back pain.
- The virus also causes the body to lose energy and hypertrophy lymph nodes.
It does not spread easily
And the Egyptian Ministry of Health has previously confirmed that monkeypox does not spread easily and is not transmitted through the air for long distances, and that the virus is transmitted by close contact with infected people for long periods.
And the ministry added that it is unlikely that the virus will turn into a global pandemic like this COVID-19It closely monitors the epidemiological situation worldwide.