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Monkeypox virus nucleic acid detection kit obtained EU CE certification
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【Summary description】Prevention of monkeypox virus: avoid contact with animals that may carry monkeypox virus (primates, rodents, marsupials in southern Africa); avoid eating game, especially when traveling in southern Africa; Items that sick animals have been in contact with, such as bedding; isolate infected patients from other people who may be at risk of infection; practice good hand hygiene, such as washing hands with soap and water, after contact with infected animals or humans , or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer; use personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for monkeypox patients; vaccination against monkeypox is 85% effective.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms in humans similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients. Smallpox has ceased to exist since the world was eradicated in 1980, but monkeypox is still circulating in parts of Africa.
Transmission route of monkeypox virus: Human-to-human transmission routes include close contact with infected person's respiratory secretions, skin lesions or contaminated items, etc. It usually takes longer face-to-face to transmit respiratory droplets. In addition, monkeypox virus can also be transmitted through mother-to-child and sexual transmission.
Symptoms of monkeypox virus infection: The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can then develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most infected people recover within a few weeks, but others become seriously ill and even die.
Monkeypox virus prevention: Avoid contact with animals that may carry monkeypox virus (primates, rodents, marsupials in southern Africa); avoid eating game, especially when traveling in southern Africa; Items that sick animals have been in contact with, such as bedding; isolate infected patients from other people who may be at risk of infection; practice good hand hygiene, such as washing hands with soap and water, after contact with infected animals or humans , or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer; use personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for monkeypox patients; vaccination against monkeypox is 85% effective.
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