The Ministry of Health called on the responsibility for go to the doctor to those who have symptoms compatible with the smallpox from monowhich adds 4,577 cases after another 279 were recorded and called on communities to quickly put the vaccineswhose Spain you’ll get 7,000 more this week.
In our country, the vaccination plan against monkeypox consider pre-exposure prophylaxis in people with high-risk and post-exposure practices of close contacts, especially those at high risk of serious illness such as kids, Pregnant e immunocompromised, in addition of personal sanitary and of laboratory that have affected the use of your PPE.
So far, they have been distributed at the request of the communities 5,300 prthe mayor dose of the 11,400 who Spain the acquisition by Hera, the Authority European of preparation and response to health emergencies, in addition to 200 others he purchased from a third State. By the end of the week, Darias said, another 7,000 will arrive. Last Friday, the first death was reported in Spain. This result was triggered by encephalitis associated with infection of monkeypox. The following day, a second death was reported in Córdoba, due to meningoencephalitis caused by the infection.
Faced with this situation, the epidemiologist José Félix Hoyo spoke about the spread of this virus in our Country. According to the expert, sufficient precautions were not taken to Check the bone contacts In Spain. Moreover, “you have to have a lot of caution so that people who are diagnosed benefit from effective isolation and have aptitude stay in your residence “, touched the expert.
The smallpox from monoIt is transmitted by direct contact with the lesions. This disease can also be transmitted by droplets or by touching contaminated surfaces. “Wounds are contagious and the virus lasts for a while surfaces“, pointed out the expert. This is the reason why you must remain isolated. This way you avoid putting the Health public.
Monkeypox situation in Spain
Spain, with 4,577 cases, remains the second country in the world after states Joined and the first of Europe most affected by this epidemic which broke out at the beginning of May outside the endemic zone of Africa central there western and which led the Director General of the WHO to declare monkeypox a health emergency public International.
In Spain, the total number of confirmed cases is 4,577. Of these infections 64 occurred in women, with an average age of 37 years. According to this data, 3,458 were men who have sex with men.
After analyzing all the cases, the mechanism of transmission comes from maintaining direct contact, whether or not it occurs reports sexual. So far, the biggest focus of infections is in Madrid and Catalonia.
The protocol established by Health determines that close contacts should not make quarantinebut you have to measure them Temperature once a day for 21 days later exposure. Of course, they have to take extreme precautions and keep social interactions to a minimum, using constant the mask and refrain from keeping contacts sexual during the follow-up period.