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JEDDAH: Folks who’ve acquired a vaccination in opposition to smallpox are “extremely doubtless” to be protected from getting contaminated with monkeypox, a Saudi well being specialist has stated.

Dr. Nizar Bahabri, an infectious illness guide, stated in a video on his Twitter account, that the illness has been a well known virus since 1950 and added the primary case outdoors Africa was registered in 1970.

The Saudi Ministry of Well being has additionally confirmed that no circumstances of monkeypox have been detected within the Kingdom, following stories that it has not too long ago begun to look in some European and North American international locations.

“Because the illness is brought on by a virus, no antibiotic can be utilized to treatment the illness, some viruses and micro organism might be transmitted via air,” Bahabri stated.

He additionally stated that monkeypox is like smallpox in that it may be transmitted through droplets.

“It’s troublesome that one can get contaminated if they’re two meters away from an contaminated particular person. Monkeypox may even solely be transmitted from a shorter distance,” he stated.

Circumstances being recorded in Europe are attributable to events the place folks collect near different contaminated folks, he added.

“Those that have been vaccinated in opposition to smallpox should not more likely to get contaminated by monkeypox, and right here lies the significance of taking the vaccine,” Bahabri stated.

The guide identified that some folks in Europe refused previously to provide anti-smallpox vaccines to their kids, which has brought about the virus to assault once more.

Bahabri stated that signs of monkeypox usually seem 12 days after coming into contact with an contaminated particular person. He added that an contaminated particular person usually recovers with none medicine.

“5 p.c of contaminated folks get problems, whereas lower than three p.c die of the illness,” he stated. “Nevertheless, no deaths have been reported within the international locations with superior well being methods, with a lot of the deaths in Africa.”

The well being ministry added in a publish on Twitter that the illness might be transmitted by direct contact with blood or mucous of an contaminated animal.

It added that it can be transmitted in people via droplets, touching the blisters on an contaminated particular person’s pores and skin or a hand touching contaminated surfaces.

The well being ministry famous that the virus has an incubation interval of 7-14 days, and that can’t lengthen to 21 days.

As for the signs, the ministry included excessive temperature, backache, pores and skin rashes, lymphadenopathy, fatigue and muscle ache.

The ministry really helpful folks to keep away from getting involved with contaminated folks, carrying gloves and face masks when near sufferers, washing arms frequently and avoiding touching contaminated animals.