The World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its highest level of global alert due to a resurgence of cases of mpox, formerly known as “monkey pox.”
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“The risk of an epidemic” from mpox “is limited” in France, estimates Jean-Paul Hamon, general practitioner and honorary president of the Federation of Doctors of France, this Monday on franceinfo. In an interview with The Sunday Tribunethe resigning Minister Delegate for Health Frédéric Valletoux affirms that“There is a strong possibility of sporadic cases” of the new variant of mpox “appear, and probably soon” in the country. Jean-Paul Hamon calls for not “not to worry the population”because “It is a virus that is now known”.
“For healthy people, it’s going well”And “For people at risk, we can vaccinate them up to four days after the first contact”explains the honorary president of the Federation of Doctors of France. He reminds us that in case of doubt, you should go “see your doctor who will be able to make the diagnosis”in particular with a PCR test which confirms or rules out the infection.
Jean-Paul Hamon claims that he “It’s hard to imagine someone who is carrying the disease wandering around shops or on public transport.”. “People are still responsible”he emphasizes. The doctor reminds that patients are “contagious until the scabs disappear”that’s to say “a good month”According to him, one should not touch an infected person, but also avoid contact with objects touched by the infected person.
