The number of cases of infection with virus of monkeys (MPOX) in Liberia increased to 78 from the beginning of the year.
According to the head of the National Institute of Public Health (NPHIL) Dugbe Chris Nyan, four more new cases of infection with a dangerous virus were identified in the country.
, within the framework of efforts to combat the spread of the Liberia virus last month, received 10.8 thousand doses of the vaccine against MPOX from the European Emergency Commission in the field of healthcare.
Infection from animals and people
The Monkeys Ospes virus are transmitted from rodents, such as rats and proteins, as well as from infected people. The main transmission ways are contact with lesions on the skin of the patient, the use of contaminated clothing, bedding, towels, as well as contact with biological liquids.
The first symptoms usually appear 5-21 days after infection. Among them are high temperature, head, spinal and muscle pain, increase in lymph nodes, fatigue, chills, as well as the appearance of bubbles on the skin resembling chickenpox.
The MPOX virus does not exist. Therapy is carried out using antiviral drugs. Most patients transfer the disease in mild form and recover for several weeks.