2022, Number 3
Monkeypox what should we know?
Language: Spanish
References: 39
Page: 115-120
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ABSTRACT
Monkeypox caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV) is rare outside of Africa. However, by August 2022 there are at least 78 affected countries with more than 19 000 cases. The clinical manifestations are fever, chills, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, lymphadenopathy and skin lesions from macules, pustules to scabs lasting two to three weeks and are self-limited. Although single anogenital lesions have been reported in the current outbreak. Diagnosis is clinical, by laboratory using viral culture, immunohistochemistry, ELISA and PCR. Treatment is symptomatic. Some approved drugs are tecovirimat, cidofovir, and intravenous anti-vaccinia immunoglobulin. There are two licensed vaccines in the United States to prevent smallpox, ACAM2000 and JYNNEOS. The risk to the world population is considered moderate. The sudden onset and wide geographic scale indicate that person-to-person transmission is underway.REFERENCES
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