CNI News
24 August 2024
Monkeypox will be emphatically monitored at the cross-border gates without affecting domestic and cross-border travel, said the Union Health Minister, professor Dr. Thet Khaing Win.
He said the above in the negotiation discussion on speeding up prevention and control activities of monkey pox held on 19th August.
Because there are outbreaks of monkeypox and deaths due to the disease in the neighboring and regional countries, special attention was being paid to prevent the spread of monkeypox into Myanmar, said Dr. Thet Khaing Win.
"The WHO has released exact suggestions regarding monkeypox and the Ministry of Health would systematically implement the suggestions in collaboration with other ministries in Myanmar." he said.
While examining a child suspected of having monkeypox
Increasing disease surveillance in the community including cross-border gates, separate treatment, vaccination, prescribing standard therapies; infection control, storage of medicine and medical supplies, health education activities were reportedly discussed.
Monkeypox, which occurs in many parts of Africa is increasing infection and the WHO announced monkeypox as an international health emergency on 14th August.
129 laboratory samples of suspected patients were tested in the laboratory since 2022 up to now, there have been no confirmed cases of monkeypox in Myanmar, said in a statement released by the Ministry of Health on 19th August.
Although monkeypox is transmitted from animals to humans, it could be transmitted from man to man if you stayed close to a monkeypox patient.
While seeing symptoms of monkeypox
The transmission time of monkeypox can last up to 21 days and it can be divided into two parts. During the first five days of transmission, a person can suffer fever, severe headache, swelling of the sacs, backache, muscle aches and pains, and exhaustion.
During five days after fever, a patient can suffer appearance of red spots, blisters and pustules on the body. And then, the sores disappeared and may leave as scars. Because monkeypox is an infectious disease, personal hygiene is particularly important.
Monkeypox can be prevented by carrying out personal and environmental hygiene systematically.
