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The monkeypox diagnosis, treatments and prevention: A review

Authors :
Saadullah Khattak
Mohd Ahmar Rauf
Yasir Ali
Muhammad Tufail Yousaf
Zhihui Liu
Dong-Dong Wu
Xin-Ying Ji
Source :
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 12 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

The world is currently dealing with a second viral outbreak, monkeypox, which has the potential to become an epidemic after the COVID-19 pandemic. People who reside in or close to forest might be exposed indirectly or at a low level, resulting in subclinical disease. However, the disease has lately emerged in shipped African wild mice in the United States. Smallpox can cause similar signs and symptoms to monkeypox, such as malaise, fever, flu-like signs, headache, distinctive rash, and back pain. Because Smallpox has been eliminated, similar symptoms in a monkeypox endemic zone should be treated cautiously. Monkeypox is transmitted to humans primarily via interaction with diseased animals. Infection through inoculation via interaction with skin or scratches and mucosal lesions on the animals is conceivable significantly once the skin barrier is disrupted by scratches, bites, or other disturbances or trauma. Even though it is clinically unclear from other pox-like infections, laboratory diagnosis is essential. There is no approved treatment for human monkeypox virus infection, however, smallpox vaccination can defend counter to the disease. Human sensitivity to monkeypox virus infection has grown after mass vaccination was discontinued in the 1980s. Infection may be prevented by reducing interaction with sick patients or animals and reducing respiratory exposure among people who are infected.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22352988
Volume :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6f29916817c94ad8bbed718cb2b255b1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1088471