Monkeypox - Should India be proactive?

Monkeypox is likely aerosol airborne. Attached Study indicates monkeypox is aerosol stable for up to 90 HOURS and remain infective during that time.

This circle must brainstorm what should India do to prevent a spread of monkeypox in the country.

The young born after 1990 are not vaccinated and we dont want this spreading in India.

Overnight its in 7 countries now in Europe USA and Canada and something just doesn't seem right. I know some will brand me alarmist. So be it. more

Monkeypox

Monkeypox is now suspected or confirmed in 3 European metropolitan areas, with transmission to 4 in London, 5 confirmed in Lisbon with 20 suspected, and 8 suspected in Madrid. Monkeypox is a virus, often seen in the DRC, Nigeria as well as other parts of Central and Western Africa, that is usually transmitted from rodents, but can spread person to person (respiratory spread through the air and direct contact with lesions or persons's clothing/bedding). Mortality rates can range between 1% and 15% in case series, but with good supportive care mortality is much lower and would be expected to be much lower in Europe. Higher mortality often reflects lack of access to care and limited available resources. There is not a specific known and effective treatment for monkeypox but there is a vaccine. In fact, the first vaccine we used - for smallpox - works against monkeypox. It's thought to be at least 85% effective The smallpox vaccine should be given by 4 days after exposure (so anyone who was nearby the person diagnosed, including healthcare workers). If the vaccine is given between 4 and 14 days it can reduce the symptoms but not entirely prevent you from getting sick.

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Ranjit Biswas

Most of Studies on COVID 19 and its different variants as also on its various mutations since 2020 made by different international bodies had been proved to be wrong. Predictions made by these bodies including WHO were found to be aimless and directionless and acted as fear mongering and chows. It is high time now that we refrain from discussing on the issue any more. After every pendemic such things happen and disappear at its own in due course. more

Jun 02

Praman Gupta

Govt should handle it proactively more

May 25

Tiru Narayan (Retired)

Nikita Goyal, good point. There is nothing alarming about bringing this out for meaningful discussion. Since CV-19 pandemic started in the late 2019, I have been masking whenever inside and outside. Since I started the practice, luckily I have not had CV-19, flu, cough, cold, allergy symptoms, etc. etc. I will continue that practice. I learnt masking efficacy when we vacationed in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam in 2019. We were astonished/surprised that all people that drove and rode two-wheelers wore masks. I started masking since then. Wear mask, keep distance, avoid big crowds, and be safe. Very best wished to all. more

May 20

PUTHUCODE ANANTHARAMAN

Monkeypox. For hundreds of years monkeys live in forests as well with inhabitants and during these years not a single case deducted all these years. After pandemic many new products of diseases are launched. Tomato fever with similar symptoms are manufactured in this country. Since breakout of pandemic, it appears, all pharma mafias have been creating fear in mind if public, so that Doctors and pharma companies could spin money from poor public. Even during 2020-21 maximum public didn't bother to abide protocol. But, forcefully government shut every movement of public. Having experienced during last two years, people lost all their faith. Secondly, with the blessings of pandemic, lakes lost their job, daily wage, cost escalation uncertainty etc. as such, all new variety decreases lost its charm of freshness. more

May 19

TATOBA DESAI

whether Karnataka Government is conducting resarch on this type of disease ? more

May 19

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