Monkeypox: Dos and don'ts to check virus
New Delhi, Aug 03, 2022, By Special Correspondent
New Delhi, Aug 3: The government on Wednesday released a list of dos and don'ts to avoid contracting monkeypox and cautioned that anyone can catch the virus if they had prolonged or repeated contacts with an infected individual.
This comes days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern.
Among the dos, the Union health ministry advised isolating the infected person from others so that the disease does not spread, use of hand sanitisers, or washing hands with soap and water, covering mouth with masks and hands with disposable gloves when close to a patient, and using disinfectants to sanitise the environment around.
The don'ts state avoid sharing linen, beddings, clothes, towels, among others, with people who have tested positive for the infection.
The ministry advised people not to wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons together, and avoid public events even if just symptoms of the disease are exhibited.
The 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the Centre stated that any person of any age having a history of travel to affected countries within the last 21 days presenting with an unexplained acute rash and symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, fever, headaches, body aches and profound weakness is to be considered a 'suspected case'.