The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the monkeypox virus can be transmitted by air. However, it is stated that this route of infection is not very important. AFP.
WHO declared an outbreak of monkeypox (monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Class 1B public health emergency on August 14. The virus is spread between people mainly through close physical contact (kissing, touching, sexual intercourse).
It is also possible to transmit the virus through the air, where an infected person’s saliva mixes with the air. WHO stressed that this type of transmission would not be the real pandemic. However, experts recommended the use of protective masks for infected people, their loved ones and doctors. They also called for more research to examine the spread of the virus.
Before that Rospotrebnadzor recommended Strengthen measures to detect monkeypox in people arriving from outbreak-prone countries. It is recommended that those who have been in contact with monkeypox patients be isolated for three weeks.
Previously at WHO named Amount required to combat the spread of monkeypox.
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Source: Gazeta
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