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The Immunology Committee discussed the monkey pox: "Mild illness, examining the supply of vaccines" | Israel Today

2022-05-21T22:52:06.173Z


The discussion presented the disease, its possible treatments and the state of its spread in the world • "It is important to diagnose it and prevent exposure of the environment close to the patient" • All details


Against the background of the first patient in Israel to be confirmed for the monkey chickenpox virus, the epidemic treatment team and the immunization committee met tonight (Saturday) for a joint discussion on the subject. 

The discussion presented the disease, its possible treatments and the state of its spread worldwide.

According to reports from Europe, many patients appear to be gay men who have been infected at a number of parties in Western Europe.

However, the discussion emphasized that this is in no way a disease related to sexual preference or that is unique to this population.

The disease is usually a mild disease and there are very few cases in which it develops into a serious illness and death.

However, it is important to diagnose it and prevent exposure of the immediate environment to the patient.

Sick of monkey pox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Photo: Reuters

In addition, the Ministry of Health is examining the acquisition of vaccines, relevant drugs and is preparing to regulate the diagnosis as the number of infected in the State of Israel increases.

As you may recall, an Israeli man in his 30s, returning from a trip to Western Europe, arrived at Ichilov's emergency room with suspicious lesions of the monkey smallpox virus.

His condition was defined as mild and he was hospitalized for evaluation and supervision in an isolation room.

After several hours, the Ministry of Health announced that the biological institute had confirmed the diagnosis. 

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Source: israelhayom

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