Monkeypox arrives in England

Monkeypox case confirmed in England, with local spread, but it's not going to be another pandemic. Uploaded 18-05-22 orthopoxvirus https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-england-1 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates Cases, + 7 Unconnected cases, + 4 (no travel links) All transmission in London so far Came from Nigeria Usually a mild self-limiting illness, 14 to 21 days Most people recover within a few weeks Mortality, 1% Monkeypox strains https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134714-overview Milder west African strain More severe central African, (Congo strain) Current English cases, west African strain Transmission https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-england-1 there is a very low risk of transmission to the general population does not spread easily between people when someone is in close contact with an infected person People without symptoms are not considered infectious (those who have been in close proximity are being contacted) https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html Animal to human, (African rodents) Human to human Broken skin Respiratory tract Mucous membranes Direct contact with body fluids or lesion material Indirect contact with lesion material, contaminated bedding Primarily through large respiratory droplets Prolonged face-to-face contact Dr Nicholas Price, Director NHSE High Consequence Infection Diseases (airborne) Network https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-england-1 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/monkeypox/ Initial symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Rash, 1 to 5 days after first symptoms A rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body. The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off. (can look like chickenpox or syphilis) Starts as raised spots, forming into fluid filled blisters, then scabs which fall off Incubation period of monkeypox https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 Usually from 6 to 13 days Lesions can be very itchy or painful Case fatality ratio West African clade, 1% Congo Basin clade, may be as high as 10% Children are at higher risk Monkeypox during pregnancy, complications, congenital monkeypox or stillbirth A vaccine has been approved Traditional smallpox vaccine also provides protection (UK, 1971) Post-exposure prophylaxis with vaccination is being offered to the higher risk contacts Since September 2017, Nigeria 558 suspected cases reported from 32 states 241 were confirmed cases eight deaths recorded (Case Fatality Ratio: 3.3%) STI? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/17/monkeypox-likely-sexually-transmissible-infection-health-officials/ Four of seven cases, in England, past two weeks, gay or bisexual men If so this is new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices