"Astrobacter acne?"At present, Shanghai has not received reports from monkey acne cases

Today, a chat record of circulating in the circle stated that Shanghai "has appeared in the front beach", and other social platforms also have similar rumors. In this regard, Shanghai published in the relevant message from the reply comment area that after inquiry about the municipal illness and control department, Shanghai has not received reports from the case of monkey acne, and the disease control department continues to pay attention to the development of international epidemic conditions and strengthen local monitoring.

In addition, at the press conference of the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism held on August 10, Dong Xiaoping, chief expert of the virus, said at the meeting that since May 2022, monkey acne has stepped out of Africa again, and has now been in more than 70 countries and in the world. Regional communication, my country has not yet found related cases.

According to Dong Xiaoping, the main ways to spread monkey acne are through the spread between humans and animals, mainly infected with the exudate, blood, body fluids, etc. of the animals, or being bitten and caught by animals. The second is the propagation between people. It is mainly through close contact for a long time. It can also be transmitted through droplets. Items that are contaminated by virus can also cause transmission. It can also be transmitted vertically through the placenta. Through sexual communication, this approach has not been completely confirmed.

"Monkey acne is a very obvious self -limiting disease. Most patients have a good prognosis. Severe cases are often seen in young children, low immune function, and the type of disease and infection virus. The degree of virus exposure, past health, and severity of complications are related. "Dong Xiaoping said.

Source of this article: Shanghai Network Rumor

WeChat editor: Antong

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