The "Monkey Acne" epidemic is upgraded!Guangzhou Eighth Hospital has established monkey acne ward

Text/Yangcheng Evening News all -media reporter Zhang Hua correspondent Liu Qisha

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the epidemic of the monkey acne has constituted the "Public Health Emergerence of International Concern (PHEIC)". This decision to throw a bomb in various countries has aroused great attention from society.

Although there are no monkey acne reports in mainland my country, this incident has to be vigilant. On August 1st, a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News learned from the eight hospitals affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University that the hospital has established a specialized monkey acne ward (spare), which can provide corresponding diagnosis and treatment services.

The eighth hospital affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University has established a special monkey acne ward to set aside.

From 2005 to the present, WHO announced a total of seven times PHEIC

What does PHEIC mean? Why did WHO judge the acne epidemic at this time as PHEIC? Li Linghua, director of the Department of Infectious Medicine, Affiliated to the Eighth Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, explained to reporters that PHEIC, "the international communication of the disease, constitutes unusual incidents of public health risks to other countries, and may need to take coordinated international response measures. "". Translation with easy understanding, that is, some serious, sudden, and unusual diseases occur. The public health impact caused by it has exceeded the national border of the disease at the beginning, and international operations may be taken immediately.

According to the reporter's understanding, WHO proposed PHEIC to prevent or reduce the transnational communication of the disease when facing the risk of public health, and to avoid unnecessary interference on international trade and transportation, and reduce the economic impact on related countries and regions. PHEIC was operated under the International Health Regulations and announced by an emergency committee established after the SARS epidemic outbreak in 2003. According to the development of the epidemic, after WHO announced PHEIC, it can be revoked and modified at any time. After the release, it is valid for 3 months, and it will be automatically invalid afterwards.

Li Linghua pointed out that from 2005 to the present, WHO announced a total of seven PHEICs, namely: 2009 H1N1 influenza is popular, the epidemic of spinal cordytisite in 2014, 2014 in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, from 2015 to 2016 to Zika virus virus from 2015 to 2016 to 2016 Epidemic, the Ebola epidemic from 2018 to 2019, the global new crown pneumonia epidemic on January 31, 2020, this time the epidemic of the monkey acne. Moreover, PHEIC of the spinal cord grayic inflammation epidemic and the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues.

Why is monkey acne announced as PHEIC

Monkey acne has become popular this year, especially after May this year, the number of cases of acne has increased sharply. There are currently more than 18,000 people worldwide, and more than 70 countries that have affected them. In the past, there were no countries that popular monkeys.

Li Linghua said: "At present, the trend of monkey acne infection is relatively fierce. Although compared with the new crown epidemic, monkey acne is not serious enough. Recently, it is popular in West African branch virus. The mortality rate is not high. It is a very scary rash, but the severity of the rash can be said to be between the smallpox and chickenpox, and other symptoms include fever, headache, myalgia, back pain, lymphatic swelling, etc. "."

Monkey acne will develop in the world this year

WHO this time the monkey acne epidemic was listed as PHEIC, which was carefully considered and discussed carefully. After all, the global new crown epidemic has not been effectively controlled, and a monkey acne PHEIC is announced, which is frustrating.

How should we cope with the epidemic of the monkey acne?

Until July 28, there were no confirmed case reports in mainland China (but in Taiwan in Taiwan on June 24, 2022 and July 10, each report was reportedly reported in input cases). However, the relevant departments have realized that there is a risk of input cases on the outbreak of the monkey acne. Moreover, this risk accompanied by the increase in the number of global cases, which requires the entire people to increase their vigilance and beware of the disease quietly entering my country and popularity.

Recently, the National Health and Health Commission also issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Monitoring of Monkey Acne Cases" and "Guidelines for Monkey Acne diagnosis and treatment (2022)". Edition 2022) ". "At present, these guidelines are all relevant experts in my country. With reference to foreign information and temporary guidelines formulated by my country's national conditions, they will keep improving with the times." Li Linghua said.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although 99%of the transmission of acne spread between male and men's actors, there have been cases of infection of children and pregnant women outside the group, so the scope of detection of monkey acne should be expanded.

Li Linghua said that the public should pay attention to the epidemic of the monkey acne, but don't panic. "According to the current information, although there are new death cases in India, Spain and other countries, the mortality rate is low. Monkey acne is mainly through close contact between people (contact with the patient's body fluid, skin, or mucous membrane surface damage. The discharge of the secretions is not high. Therefore, the droplet transmission is not high. Therefore, everyone needs to continue to maintain good personal hygiene habits, do masks and wash hands in public places to avoid contact with animals and acne patients. Blood and meat, do not eat raw food, regulate your own behavior. "

Monkey acne has no special medicine, usually symptomatic treatment

If there is a history of living abroad, you should pay attention to the local epidemic and strengthen self -monitoring. Once suspicious symptoms occur immediately, you should seek medical treatment immediately, and the history of the contact of the people with a monkey acne should immediately contact the local illness and control department to report it.If fever and/or rash occur, you should go to a regular hospital in time."In Guangdong Province, the eight hospitals affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, as a 100 -year -old infectious disease specialist hospital and a provincial high -level construction hospital, have established a specialized monkey acne ward (preparation) to provide corresponding diagnosis and treatment services." Li LinghuaSaid, "Because monkey acne has no special medicine, it is generally symptomatic." Source | Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng School

Picture | Hospital Picture Conferry

Editor -in -law | Sun Wei

School counterpart | Xie Zhizhong

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