Monkey acne virus can also be transmitted through droplets.

On the 23rd, Director -General of WHO Tan Desai announced in Geneva, Switzerland that the monkey acne was listed as a "international concern public health incident." In response, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said on the 24th that it will continue to closely monitor the relevant conditions of the epidemic and take appropriate prevention measures.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government stated that from the beginning of this year to July 20, more than 1,4500 suspicion and diagnosis of acne are reported in 72 countries or localities around the world. Although Hong Kong has not found doubts or confirmed cases of human infection of monkey acne virus so far, in order to cope with the risk of outbreaks, the Hong Kong government has revised the "Regulations on Prevention and Control of the Diseases", setting monkey acne as a legitimate infectious disease that is reported, and has been in 6 6. It has been in 6 and has been in 6. At the beginning of the month, monkey acne preparation and strain plan were announced.

The Hong Kong Health Protection Center stated on the 24th that the authorities are being permitted to prevent the relevant small ceiling vendors used by overseas drug regulatory agencies to prevent monkey acne infection and discuss the details of the vaccine for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Health Protection Center said that the latent period of monkey acne is longer, and input cases may occur in Hong Kong, but large community spreads are not hoped. The center also emphasizes that all cases of ability testing and diagnosis involving monkey acne viruses in Hong Kong.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Division of the Hong Kong Health Protection Center:

Generally, patients with these diseases have symptoms such as fever, severe headache, muscle pain, and lymph nodes. Some ulcers may occur 1 to 3 days after fever. There are some ulcers in the mouth. The general incubation period is 5 to 21 days. Recently, research from several countries shows that the incubation period may be about 7 to 9 days.

The authorities remind citizens that the transmission pathway of monkey acne is mainly close contact. Generally, the body fluid or the infected animal bite spreads, and the virus can also be transmitted by droplets.

The Hong Kong Hospital Administration stated that the medical care will be reminded to be alert to take proper infection control measures. Once patients with a monkey acne occur, they will be transferred to the Margaret infectious disease center for centralized treatment.

Source: Phoenix Satellite TV Wu Xinchun Hong Kong Report

Edit: Qiu Guo

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