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Monkeypox or monkey pox can be transmitted from animal to animal and from animal to human. Photo: Fox News
“From animals to humans the transmission is through direct contact between animals and humans,” he said at a virtual press conference in Jakarta, Friday, June 24, 2022. Read too: Monkeypox will have a new name
Furthermore, Syahril explained, transmission from animals to humans can be through body fluids, especially body parts that have smallpox such as around the face or body of the animal. In addition, transmission to humans can be through the meat of the animal that is not cooked properly.
“Meanwhile, transmission from human to human can be through the air, body fluids or smallpox on the face, mouth, hands or on the body. If direct contact is also there through the respiratory tract or droplets occur,” he said.
“This can also be a source of transmission and there is also transmission from mother to baby through transmission or the placenta,” he continued.
The incubation period for monkeypox is 5 to 13 days or 5 to 21 days. In which two periods, the first invasion period, occurs 0 to 5 days of high fever, severe headache, and there is a lump or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, then the armpit, or groin.
Second, the eruption period, occurs 1 to 3 days after fever, rashes occur on the skin, rashes on the face, palms, feet, mucosa, genitals, and mucous membranes of the eyes.
“This monkeypox can heal itself after 2-4 weeks after the incubation period is complete. This disease will heal itself is not too severe. From countries that report monkeypox cases, only about 10% of patients are hospitalized,” said Syahril.
Until now there have been no cases of death caused by monkeypox in countries that have reported “We are advised to remain calm and remain vigilant because this is also very contagious and makes us uncomfortable,” he said.
What needs to be considered, continued Syahril, is the presence of complications, namely secondary infection, bronchopneumonia, as well as sepsis, encephalitis, corneal infection that causes blindness. Read too: Mayor of Parepare urges residents to beware of monkey pox
For information, there is currently no monkeypox in Indonesia. There are 2 laboratories prepared by the government for early detection of monkeypox, namely the Laboratory of the Primate Study Center of LPPM IPB Bogor, and the Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, Prof. Sri Oemiyati, BKPK, Jakarta.
(mhd)
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