In the second part of this video, Dr. Neha Mishra, Consultant – Infectious Diseases at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, ...

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Diagnosis and Prevention of Monkey Pox | Dr. Neha Mishra | Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road

[Music] hi I'm Dr Niha Mishra I work as consultant infectious diseases at manipal hospital Bangalore once the patient uh uh um you know develops this disease they can be uh infective to others and they can be infective to others as early as 4 uh days prior to develop ment of symptoms also so we have to be make sure that the high index of Suspicion should always be there in case of any travel or any contact with somebody who already has the disease the diagnosis of a monkey pox is actually through a DNA testing which can be done through the secretions and this DNA identification is done at specific centers which are uh identified in government by government and uh after identification of the virus the treatment is mostly symptomatic apart from that there are an an viral like takeover mat and cedo which are available which can be tried to prevent the disease there are vaccines like aam 2000 and MVA these vaccines are are the availability of these vaccines in all part of the world is still an issue so with this statement that wh has released recently in August 2nd week the they have also requested to you know rampant up the vaccine production so that it becomes easy to deal with the disease it's very important to take travel history properly it it's important to examine the patient look at all skin uh and mucosal surfaces to ensure that uh the smallest of leion is also not missed uh because they can later spread and become more also it's very important to uh having a high index of Suspicion and sending the testing makes it easier for us to diagnose and manage the patients better in case of any queries or any suspicion regarding the disease you can always V visit the nearest Healthcare facility and seek help uh taking the right kind of medical advice at these times will be very helpful [Music]

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