Infectious diseases expert Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, who heads the Department of Epidemics and Pandemics Preparedness and Prevention of the World Health Organization, warns of three diseases to be especially careful of in 2024, writes SkyNews.
“Covid-19 and flu shots are a solution that can prevent serious illness and death. Why aren’t we taking advantage of this opportunity?” emphasizes Dr. Kerkhove. She emphasizes that the vaccination situation is currently “catastrophically low”, so she will not be surprised if the number of cases of these diseases increases rapidly.
Tropical fever
Although it seems that mosquitoes that carry diseases such as dengue fever would not survive in the north, climate change allows them to survive in Europe. dr. Kerkhove warns that the fever may be common in the UK as warmer weather means it migrates further north. “Also, countries like Italy are already experiencing the spread of tropical fever within their borders, which they have never seen before. It is already happening now, and we must respond to it as soon as possible,” warned the expert.
According to the National Health Service (NHS), symptoms of dengue fever include a high temperature, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, feeling unwell and moody, swollen glands and a patchy rash that can cover large parts of the body.
Monkey pox
Although monkeypox is a rare infection usually found only in West or Central Africa, infections have also risen sharply in the UK. According to the NHS, the risk of contracting the disease will decrease, but Dr. Kerkhove warns that the sexually transmitted disease has already been observed in Western Europe. Currently, the disease is especially common among men, so one should be especially careful and aware of the symptoms, which usually appear between 5 and 21 days after becoming ill.
The first symptoms of monkeypox are fever, headache, muscle and back pain, swollen glands, chills, exhaustion and joint pain. The rash usually appears 1-5 days after the first symptoms, and often starts on the face and then spreads to other parts of the body. Anal pain or bleeding may also occur. Monkeypox rashes are sometimes confused with chickenpox – they start as raised spots that turn into small blisters filled with fluid, but these blisters form scabs that then fall off. Symptoms usually disappear within a few weeks.
2024-01-02 11:01:42
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