More Clear About Monkey Pox Outbreaks, Understanding, Symptoms, To How To Overcome

Monkeypox or Mpox (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Mpox or Monkey Pox outbreak which is one of the infectious diseases that can occur through direct contact with the body fluids of infected animals. Mpox, which is viral in Indonesia called monkeypox, can be transmitted through respiratory droplets from infected people.

Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus originating from the Poxviride family, the genus Orthopoxvirus. Monkeypox is a global health issue that is of concern in Indonesia because the spread abroad is increasingly widespread.

From the Ministry of Health's records, it was revealed that the Monkey Pox case in Indonesia found 88 cases during 2022-2024. Among them 74 cases until 2023 and 14 cases in 2024.

The Ministry of Health has also provided a circular regulating measures to be vigilant and prevent Money Pox disease.

The Spread Of Monkeypox Or Monkey Pox

Common symptoms that characterize monkeypox are:

How to anticipate the spread of Monkeypox

How To Treat Monkeypox

How to treat monkeypox is Vaccination where the treatment can help prevent infection. The vaccine must be given after physical contact with people who suffer within 4 days after touching for up to 14 days if without symptoms.

It is recommended for people who are at high risk of getting vaccinated to preventmpox infection, especially during the outbreak. Here are people who are at high risk who have to vaccinate:

Some antiviruses, such as tecovirimats, which were originally developed to treat smallpox have been used to treatmpoxes and further research is underway. More information is available onmpox vaccinations and case management.

In essence, to prevent this disease outbreak, people with Mpox must self-isolate at home or in a hospital if necessary. This must be done during the infection period.

Infection period rather than Mpox disease from symptoms to lesions recovered and the coreng was released so that people must know this so that the spread does not spread more widely.

Self-isolation and wearing a medical mask when you are near other people can help prevent the spread.

Using condoms during sex will help reduce the risk of contracting thempox but will not prevent it from spreading through skin contact to the skin or mouth to the skin.

Mpox Outbreak History

Emerging around 1970, monkeypox appeared sporadically in Central and East Africa (clad I) and West Africa (clade II).

In 2003, an outbreak in the United States was linked to imported wild animals (clad II). Since 2005, thousands of cases have allegedly occurred in DRCs every year.

In 2017, the Mpox reappeared in Nigeria and continued to spread among people across the country and on travelers to other destinations. Data on reported cases until 2021 are available here

In May 2022, thempox outbreak appeared suddenly and spread rapidly across Europe, America, and then the six regions of WHO, with 110 countries reporting about 87 thousand cases and 112 deaths.

The global outbreak mainly affects (but not only) gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and have spread from person to person through sexual networks.