On the evening of May 22, China Biotechnology stated on its official WeChat account that, as the national team of my country’s biomedicine, Sinopharm Group China Biotechnology has sealed vaccinia after eliminating smallpox.
A rare disease known as monkeypox is spreading globally from Europe and the United States, which has drawn attention to the smallpox vaccine. As of May 21, 12 non-monkeypox-endemic countries had reported 92 confirmed and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox to WHO, and as surveillance expands, more global outbreaks are expected, according to the World Health Organization. Multiple monkeypox cases. Health authorities in many countries are calling on people to seek medical attention promptly after they develop symptoms.
Monkeypox virus data map
China Bio said that monkeypox is a disease caused by monkeypox virus, which can affect humans and animals. comorbidity. The virus, a close relative of the smallpox virus, usually circulates in monkeys in Central and West Africa, but occasionally in humans. The monkeypox virus was first identified in laboratory monkeys in 1958, and the first human case of monkeypox infection was detected in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970.
What are the symptoms of monkeypox infection? It is reported that monkeypox virus can be transmitted from animals to humans through close contact. Although human-to-human transmission is not easy, it may also be infected by close contact with patients. The incubation period (time from exposure to onset) of monkeypox infection in humans ranges from 5 to 21 days. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can later develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most patients recover within weeks, but others develop severe symptoms and even die.
How to prevent monkeypox? China Bio said that because monkeypox virus and smallpox virus belong to the same virus family, the vaccine against smallpox virus also has protective effect on monkeypox virus, and the effect of vaccination against monkeypox is about 85%.
“Currently, monkeypox treatments have not been proven safe, but to control monkeypox outbreaks, smallpox vaccine, antiviral drugs, and vaccinia immune globulin can be used.”
Smallpox was eliminated by humans in 1977, and China eliminated smallpox 16 years earlier than the world. Smallpox virus has been eliminated, is there still cowpox? China Biotechnology stated that, as the national team of my country’s biomedicine, it has sealed up vaccinia after the eradication of smallpox.
Through the efforts of several generations of scientific researchers, no smallpox cases have been seen in my country since the early 1960s, and vaccination work continued until the end of the early 1980s. “Although the virus has been eliminated, the cowpox, which is a meritorious deed, has been safely sealed for emergencies. If there is a battle, it will be recalled and the battle will be won!” China Bio said.
Source: Beijing Daily ｜ Reporter Yuan Lu
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