Reassuring about her cases smallpox of monkeys The president of EODY, Theoklis Zaoutis, appeared.
Speaking to SKAI, he said that we are always worried when rare diseases occur, but our concern at the moment is not great for the smallpox of monkeys, as it is not very infectious diseasewrite down.
He added that only one in 50 close contacts is stuck and clarified that we are not talking about a virus that is transmitted, such as coronavirus.
“And it is not transmitted in the asymptomatic phase, these elements reassure us to some extent,” he said.
Asked about it he said that we are not talking about restoring the mask on the occasion of the smallpox of monkeys and explained that the transmission is done through skin lesions and body fluids.
We are on alert, the system worked properly with the first suspicious case, he reported about the tourist who was transported to the Attica hospital and finally it turned out that he was sick with chickenpox.
As for the measures, he said that the instructions are the well-known principles of hygiene, thorough hand washing and we take care to cover our cough.
For smallpox vaccine said that those who have done so, have a degree of immunity to the smallpox of monkeys.
At the moment this vaccine is used only in close contacts, there is no official recommendation for use in the general population.
We are not talking about a pandemic, to be all a little calmer, we are not talking about vaccination of the general population, noted Mr. Zaoutis.
For the case leprosy said that they have existed in the past, it is something rare.
Regarding him coronavirus said that the main feature of the era is re-infections with mild symptoms, both morbidity and mortality have decreased.
The pandemic seems to be declining, he said, because the population has been vaccinated, too many have fallen ill and we are entering the summer season when the virus is less transmitted outdoors.
However, he said that from September we expect to see what will happen to the mutations.
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