Human monkeypox can be distinguished from smallpox only by the development of the virus or the presentation of a virus-specific serological test with convalescent serum (Chapter 29: Human Monkeypox and other Poxvirus Infections of Man, n.d). People can acquire monkeypox from a creature with monkeypox if they are bitten or if they handle the creature's blood, body liquids, or its rash. The illness also can go from person to person by way of big drops throughout long periods of in person contact or by touching body liquids of a sick person (What You Should Know about Monkeypox, 2008).
There is no precise cure for monkeypox. In Africa, people who acquired the smallpox vaccine in the past had a lower danger of monkeypox. The CDC has put out guidelines setting down when the smallpox vaccine should be used in order to guard against monkeypox (What You Should Know about Monkeypox, 2008). Jointly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, the CDC is taking part in an assortment of behaviors to stop further spread of monkeypox and discover the source of the occurrence. They have deployed groups of medical officers, epidemiologists,...
case descriptions for human monkeypox and for animal monkeypox, issue temporary rules on infection control and disclosure management for patients in the health care and community surroundings, issued a direct restriction and exclusion on the importation, interstate carrying, sale, and discharge into the surroundings of particular rodents and prairie dogs (Questions and Answers about Monkeypox, 2008).
References
Chapter 29: Human Monkeypox and other Poxvirus Infections of Man. (n.d). Retrieved October
25, 2010, from Web site: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/smallpox/9241561106_chp29.pdf
Questions and Answers about Monkeypox. (2008). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from CDC Web
site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/qa.htm
What You Should Know About Monkeypox. (2008). Retrieved October 25, 2010, from CDC Web
site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/factsheet2.htm
