Monkeypox patient contacted 8 people, how to prevent infection?

Information from the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) on September 25 said that this unit received information about a patient diagnosed with monkeypox residing in Ho Chi Minh City. A person in close contact with this patient has also been confirmed to have monkeypox.

Specifically, on September 22, a 25-year-old male patient, residing in Xuan Truong Commune, Xuan Loc District, Dong Nai Province, came to the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital with suspected signs of monkeypox. The hospital took samples for testing and sent them to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City. One day later, the test results at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City showed that the patient was positive for monkeypox virus. The patient is being isolated for treatment.

After being diagnosed with the disease, the patient added that he was temporarily residing in Ho Chi Minh City. After receiving the above information, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control launched an epidemiological investigation and isolated the area for treatment.

Monkeypox rash

According to the epidemiological investigation, the patient stayed in Ho Chi Minh City. HCDC has investigated the patient's travel history and compiled a list of 8 people who had close contact with the patient. Among these 8 people, 1 is a friend of the patient who currently resides in Binh Duong province. This person has now tested positive for monkeypox.

Close contacts residing in the city have been instructed to self-monitor their health at home for 21 days. Instructions have been given to clean and disinfect the entire boarding house and personal belongings of the patient. These close contacts are currently stable and have no unusual symptoms.

During the 3 weeks before the onset of symptoms, the patient was only in Vietnam. Currently, HCDC medical staff are continuing to investigate and monitor the health of the patient and those in contact.

Symptoms and measures to prevent infection

On September 25, specialist doctor Vo Thi Huynh Nga, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital, said that monkeypox is a disease related to smallpox caused by a virus. Symptoms of the disease can vary depending on the stage of the disease, but the most common are fever, headache, muscle pain, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, fatigue, and a rash that can look like blisters appearing on the face, inside the mouth, or on other parts of the body such as the hands, feet, chest, genitals, or anus.

Monkeypox is spread through close contact with a person who has symptoms. The rash, body fluids (such as fluid, pus, or blood from skin lesions), and scabs are particularly infectious. Clothing, bedding, towels, or other items such as eating utensils or dishes that have been contaminated by contact with an infected person can also spread the disease to others.

Therefore, to prevent monkeypox, Russian doctors recommend that people should proactively implement the 6Ts in disease prevention as follows:

• Avoid close contact with people who have or are suspected of having monkeypox.
• Wash your hands frequently with antiseptic solution
• It is best to cover your cough or sneeze.
• Self-isolate, monitor, and receive timely advice when there are suspicious signs.
• Avoid contact with mammals (live or dead) when traveling to countries where monkeypox is endemic, and proactively declare when returning to Vietnam.
• Practice a healthy lifestyle, increase physical activity to improve health.

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