| Literature DB >> 36249471 |
Fernando de la Calle-Prieto1, Miriam Estébanez Muñoz2, Germán Ramírez2, Marta Díaz-Menéndez1, María Velasco3, Harkaitz Azkune Galparsoro4, Miguel Salavert Lletí5, Tatiana Mata Forte2, José Luis Blanco6, Marta Mora-Rillo7, Marta Arsuaga1, Rosa de Miguel Buckley1, Jose Ramón Arribas8, Francisco Javier Membrillo2.
Abstract
Monkeypox is a zoonosis that is spread mainly through direct contact with fluids and skin lesions of infected people with vesicles still active. Although the virus was isolated for the first time in 1958 and the first human case was identified in a child in 1970, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the disease has progressively increased its incidence in Africa reaching in May 2022 sustained transmission outside this continent. As it is a newly introduced virus in our health system, it is necessary to learn the epidemiological pattern in a different environment from that of traditionally endemic areas and to know the available antiviral treatments, as well as the prophylactic measures that could be considered, knowing that as a virus emerging in our regions, scientific evidence is still limited. There are antivirals that have been shown, in animal models, to effectively combat the disease with very good clinical tolerance. This disease has also forced us to review the characteristics of smallpox vaccines, because they have shown a protective effect against monkeypox. For this reason, it is important to have a document that compiles all the scientific information published in this regard.Entities:
Keywords: Antiviral agents; Prevention; Smallpox; Vaccine; Virus
Year: 2022 PMID: 36249471 PMCID: PMC9534155 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2022.08.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin ISSN: 0213-005X Impact factor: 1.994