{"id":2300,"date":"2024-08-21T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/?page_id=2300"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:16:21","slug":"mpox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/illness-and-disability\/mpox\/","title":{"rendered":"Mpox"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2300\" class=\"elementor elementor-2300\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-927383f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"927383f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ec874\" data-id=\"74ec874\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72edc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72edc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mpox<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c254ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c254ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13fcf969\" data-id=\"13fcf969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520f57e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"520f57e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was previous called Monkeypox but should be referred to as Mpox following advice from the WHO. Mpox is very rare in the UK and is more commonly found in west or central Africa. At present, although there has been a very slight increase in cases in the UK the numbers are still low and the risk of catching it is still low.<\/p><p>Mpox is an infectious disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus (MPXV). It is spread by very close skin-to-skin contact, breathing in virus through the respiratory tract, or contact with mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth, genitals).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a652b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a652b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Person-to-person spread may occur through:<\/p><ul><li><p>direct contact with skin lesions or scabs (including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or other skin-to-skin contact)<\/p><\/li><li><p>coughing or sneezing of someone who has mpox when they\u2019re close to you<\/p><\/li><li><p>contact with clothing or linens (such as bedding or towels) used by someone with mpox<\/p><\/li><li><p>pregnant women can pass the virus to their unborn baby<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe8cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe8cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UKHSA (2024) states that the \u2018Spread of mpox may also occur when a person comes into close contact with an infected animal (rodents are believed to be the primary animal reservoir for transmission to humans), human, or materials contaminated with the virus. Mpox has not been detected in animals in the UK.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c8bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c8bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">The incubation period is between 5 to 21 days and symptoms include:<\/p><ul><li><p>fever<\/p><\/li><li><p>headache<\/p><\/li><li><p>muscle aches<\/p><\/li><li><p>backache<\/p><\/li><li><p>swollen lymph nodes<\/p><\/li><li><p>chills<\/p><\/li><li><p>exhaustion<\/p><\/li><li><p>joint pain<\/p><\/li><li><p>rash within 1-5 days- very similar to the chickenpox rash<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd5230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cd5230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those with mpox are infectious until the rash lesions have fallen off. So, it is possible to spread the virus until there is intact skin under where the lesion was. The scabs can also contain the virus so bedding towels etc, should not be shared and cleaned well. Those with confirmed mpox should stay at home until all the scabs have fallen off and the new skin underneath the lesions is intact.<\/p><p>UKHSA (2024) state that \u2018Patients with a travel or exposure history indicating possible HCID mpox should be discussed with the RIPL clinical team as soon as possible via the 24\/7 Imported Fever Service helpline (0844 778 8990).\u2019<\/p><p>The virus usually heals without any medication and then symptoms are usually mild and the infected person gets better within a few weeks. Antiviral medications are only used in severe cases.<\/p><p>The vaccine for mpox in the UK is currently only recommended for those working in laboratories with this virus, staff working in High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) units and staff regularly undertaking environmental decontamination around cases of monkey pox. The vaccine is not part of the UK immunisation schedule and at present UKHSA will advise the vaccine is administered to others if there is an outbreak, (Greenbook, chapter 29 page 11).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366f05ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366f05ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13443b57\" data-id=\"13443b57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560bdf30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560bdf30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e60357d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e60357d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb7d649\" data-id=\"cb7d649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107dbac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"107dbac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/monkeypox-vaccination-resources\/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/monkeypox-vaccination-resources\/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/monkeypox\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/monkeypox<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/monkeypox\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/monkeypox<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/smallpox-and-vaccinia-the-green-book-chapter-29\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/smallpox-and-vaccinia-the-green-book-chapter-29<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/28-11-2022-who-recommends-new-name-for-monkeypox-disease\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/28-11-2022-who-recommends-new-name-for-monkeypox-disease<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/mpox#tab=tab_1\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/mpox#tab=tab_1<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mpox This was previous called Monkeypox but should be referred to as Mpox following advice from the WHO. Mpox is very rare in the UK and is more commonly found in west or central Africa. At present, although there has been a very slight increase in cases in the UK the numbers are still low [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":776,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"iawp_total_views":17,"footnotes":""},"folder":[19],"class_list":["post-2300","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2334,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2300\/revisions\/2334"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=2300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}