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While health experts agree that the risk to the general public from the virus is low, there are many precautions you can take to reduce the risk of contracting it.
The recommendations issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, and the World Health Organization include the following:
1- Avoid contact with people who have recently been diagnosed with the virus, or those who may be infected.
2- Wear a face mask if you have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms.
3- Avoid contact with animals that can carry virusThis includes sick or dead animals, especially those with a history of infection, such as monkeys, ferrets and prairie dogs..
4- Make sure your hands are clean, especially after contact with infected or suspected animals or humans, by washing hands with soap and water or using a sterilizer..
5- Use personal protective equipment when caring for patients with confirmed or suspected infections.
6- Eat only well-cooked meat.
7- It can also be transferred monkeypox across surfaces and materials, so it is wise to avoid contact with materials that have come into contact with a sick human or animal.
According to doctors and health experts, monkeypox is "Very stable outside the human host, so it can live on things like blankets, for example".
Emmanuel Andre, professor of medicine at the Belgian University of Leuven, Emmanuel Andre, told CNN " CNBC": "Good practice is to wash clothes and bedding regularly, at high temperatures".
However, he said that "He does not believe that it will be necessary for the general public to avoid public places, taxis, shopping and hotels".
He added: "The general public does not need to take more precautions than we do in normal life. If people are among a high-risk population, realizing that they are in a high-risk environment, they should take extra precautions.".
What do you do if you get monkeypox?
If you suspect you have contracted monkeypox, you should isolate yourself from physical contact with others and seek medical advice immediately..
Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches and swelling, and back pain.
and shows Skin rash Lesions are usually on the face, hands, feet, eyes, mouth, or genitals, within 1 to 5 days. This rash turns into raised bumps and then blisters, which may fill with a white fluid before they break and crust over.
Many symptoms of the virus can easily be confused with other diseases, such as chickenpox or syphilis, so medical confirmation is important.
If you have been diagnosed with monkeypox, you will need to self-isolate. The disease is usually mild and most people recover within 2 to 4 weeks.
While medical advice currently varies between countries, the National Health Service (NHS) In the UK, it says a patient may need to stay in a specialist hospital, to prevent the infection from spreading to other people.
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While health experts agree that the risk to the general public from the virus is low, there are many precautions you can take to reduce the risk of contracting it.
The recommendations issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, and the World Health Organization include the following:
1- Avoid contact with people who have recently been diagnosed with the virus, or those who may be infected.
2- Wear a face mask if you have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms.
3- Avoid contact with animals that can carry virusThis includes sick or dead animals, especially those with a history of infection, such as monkeys, ferrets and prairie dogs..
4- Make sure your hands are clean, especially after contact with infected or suspected animals or humans, by washing hands with soap and water or using a sterilizer..
5- Use personal protective equipment when caring for patients with confirmed or suspected infections.
6- Eat only well-cooked meat.
7- It can also be transferred monkeypox across surfaces and materials, so it is wise to avoid contact with materials that have come into contact with a sick human or animal.
According to doctors and health experts, monkeypox “is very stable outside the human host, so it can survive on things like blankets, for example.”
Emmanuel Andre, professor of medicine at the Belgian University of Leuven, told CNN: CNBC“Good practice is to wash clothes and bedding regularly, at high temperatures“.
However, he said he did not “believe it would be necessary for the general public to avoid public places, taxis, shopping and hotels.”.
“The general public does not need to take many precautions more than we do in normal life. If people are among the high-risk population, realizing that they are in a high-risk environment, they should take additional precautions,” he added.
What do you do if you get monkeypox?
If you suspect you have contracted monkeypox, you should isolate yourself from physical contact with others and seek medical advice immediately..
Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches and swelling, and back pain.
and shows Skin rash Lesions are usually on the face, hands, feet, eyes, mouth, or genitals, within 1 to 5 days. This rash turns into raised bumps and then blisters, which may fill with a white fluid before they break and crust over.
Many symptoms of the virus can easily be confused with other diseases, such as chickenpox or syphilis, so medical confirmation is important.
If you have been diagnosed with monkeypox, you will need to self-isolate. The disease is usually mild and most people recover within 2 to 4 weeks.
While medical advice currently varies between countries, the National Health Service (NHS) In the UK, it says a patient may need to stay in a specialist hospital, to prevent the infection from spreading to other people.