APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 25 May 2022. Consultant of public health and epidemiology, Mohamed Abu Raya speaks during an interview with APA about Monkeypox.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 25 May 2022. Consultant of public health and epidemiology, Mohamed Abu Raya speaks during an interview with APA about Monkeypox. STORYLINE: Monkeypox is a viral infection, caused by a virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus related to smallpox. Monkeypox is mostly present in Central and West African countries, but can be imported through travel. Clinical presentation resembles smallpox but is less severe. Since May 2022, United Kingdom, USA and European countries have seen rising cases of monkeypox. Although at least one UK case was related with travel to an African country, many cases didn’t report travel. Monkeypox is not sexually transmitted but can be transmitted through direct contact. A prodromal illness that lasts between 1 to 5 days followed by fever, intense headache, lymphadenophathy, back pain, myalgia, fatigue. A skin rash that begins 1-5 days after fever: rash evolves from maculopapular to vesicular lesions, pustules until crusting that scales off. Affected regions are: face (95 %), palms of soles and feet (75 %), oral mucous membranes (70 %), genitalia (30%), conjunctivae (20%) and cornea. Rash often begin on the face or genital area and spreads to other parts of the body. Number of lesions can vary from a few to thousands. Footage by APAwire
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