The Department of Disease Control is monitoring smallpox. The brute stress associated with Central Africa has not yet been discovered |

On August 7, Dr. Wichan Bunkitikorn, Director of the Epidemiology Division, Department of Disease Control, spoke about the monkeypox situation. in central africa Find more patients Until there is concern Is it a new species or not? It is an ancient species with two subspecies. the central African route From looking at the data on the situation of smallpox around the world The disease trend has not increased and is still stable However, Thailand already has a surveillance system. are they still not required to be quarantined Or will they only check travelers from Central Africa at all? But still using the same investigation system In the case where the service unit meets a passenger with symptoms and received treatment Each case must be reported to the central system. This requires proof of munkeypox. Lately, heavy lines have not been found. connected to Africa

“The symptoms are still the same, with fever, body aches, rash, and pus-filled blisters around the reproductive organs. Importantly, contacting them is not easy. You really have to touch. The risk group is the group that has unsafe sex. But this was no breath at all,” said Dr Wichan.

The Director of the Department of Epidemiology also said that for Thailand, the cumulative data on patients with smallpox until August 7, 2024 is 822 cases, from January 2024 to today. A cumulative 135 cases of smallpox have been reported The number of patients in 2024 is not significantly different compared to 2023, and there are currently no reports of deaths from smallpox.

However, at this time the treatment is based on the patient’s symptoms. If the symptoms are not severe, take the medicine back to take care of yourself at home. But it is emphasized that those who are close to the patient must monitor themselves. Within 21 days, watch for signs of fever, rash, and pus-filled blisters on the body. If you have any of these symptoms, you need to go for confirmation at a nearby hospital. But if some people have severe symptoms it is necessary to be admitted to the hospital

Regarding the severity of monkeypox disease Placed in a group of infectious diseases to monitor. It is not a dangerous infectious disease. It is believed that the spread of the disease is not easily contagious. If you do not have a close relationship, treatment or stay in the hospital is not necessary isolation and quarantine like other dangerous diseases. But the patient must inform the system. And those who are close to the sick person must also watch themselves.

Reporters reported that For the status of the infectious disease monkeypox or Mpox, information from the website of the Department of Disease Control Report on the status of the disease The cumulative number of infected people so far is 822, with 97.45% male and 2.55% female The most common symptom is a rash, followed by fever and muscle pain. The number of infected people divided by nationality group Meet the majority of Thai people And the 10 most infected people are Bangkok with 441 cases, followed by Chonburi with 74 cases, Nonthaburi 42 cases, Samut Prakan 31 cases, Phuket 31 cases, Pathum Thani 25 cases, Rayong 24 cases, Chiang Mai 23 cases, Songkhla 12 cases and Khon Kaen 12 cases.