Monkeypox virus

What is monkey pox?

 Monkey pox is a viral zoonosis (an endemic transmitted to humans from animals) with signs much like those seen within the beyond in smallpox sufferers, even though it is clinically much less extreme. With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and next cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkey pox has emerged as the most crucial Orth poxvirus for public health. Monkey pox generally takes place in critical and west Africa, frequently in proximity to tropical rainforests, and has been more and more performing in city areas. Animal hosts encompass more than a few rodents and non-human primates. (WHO)

How it spread? 

Close or Intimate Contact

 • Monkey pox can unfold to each person through near, personal, frequently skin-to-pores and skin touch, which includes:

 • Direct contact with monkey pox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkey pox. 

• Touching gadgets, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkey pox. 

• Contact with respiratory secretions. 

• This direct touch can show up for the duration of intimate contact, which include: 

• Oral, anal, and vaginal sex or touching the genitals (penis, testicles, labia, and vagina) or anus (butthole) of a person with monkey pox. 

• Hugging, rub down, and kissing. 

• Prolonged face-to-face contact. 

• Touching fabrics and gadgets in the course of intercourse that have been utilized by someone with monkey pox and that have no longer been disinfected, together with bedding, towels, fetish tools, and sex toys. 

• A person with monkey pox can unfold it to others from the time signs begin until the rash has fully healed and a sparkling layer of skin has shaped. The contamination usually lasts 2–four week. (CDC). Monkey pox and Pregnancy A pregnant person can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta.

 Prevention of monkey virus: 

• Avoid touch with infected animals (in particular unwell or dead animals). 

• Avoid contact with bedding and different substances contaminated with the virus. 

• Thoroughly cook dinner all ingredients that contain animal meat or parts. 

• Wash your arms regularly with cleaning soap and water. 

• Avoid touch with folks that can be infected with the virus.

• Practice safe intercourse, which includes using condoms and dental dams. 

• Wear masks that covers your mouth and nostril while around others. 

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces 

• Use private defensive device (PPE) when being concerned for humans infected with the virus.

 Monkey pox symptoms: 

• Fever. 

• Chills. 

• Swollen lymph nodes. 

• Exhaustion. 

• Muscle aches and backache. 

• Headache.

• Respiratory signs (Sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough)

 

GLOBAL WARMING ALARMING SITUATION IN PAKISTAN

GLOBAL WARMING 

Pakistan is a developing country who's surviving in this competitive world. They faced a lot of serious & major issues for many years. World faced recently deadliest pandemic COVID - 19; Pakistan had faced it too. The impact was very worst for this weak economic country. There is a another big and most emerging issue in the world. This is also included in UN agendas. But no one is focusing on this issue in even in whole world. This is Global Warming. World has been faced Global warming impact in different countries but didn't get lesson from this and participating to increase this issue through different ways. Pakistan is one of the major Country who faced & facing this issue from many years but this emerging more from some years. According to IQAIR report, the cities of Pakistan, (Faisalabad, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Peshawar & Sahiwal) are included most polluted cities of world. After all this Pakistan faced more multiple small & huge disasters due to climate change. The one of the worst disaster Pakistan are facing in a shape of deadly flood in Aug 2022.

Pakistan is disasters prone country & they face it every year in a shape of flood, earthquake, or others. Climate change play major role in these disasters. Past few years Pakistan had faced multiple climate change issue. In 2021, multiple cities of Pakistan listed in most polluted cities in the world. Smog increased badly in environment that made cause of different diseases. In the start of 2022, there are very highlighted climate issue that Pakistan faced. In March 2022 Pakistan faced very hot days that was very unusual & not happened in previous years like this. The temperature of different cities is like 35°c to 45°c. That was unpredictable change. Jacobabad the city of Pakistan declares world’s most hot place in the in April 2021. The temperature was increasing day by day in different cities, that was not happened like these past years. 22 June known as most hot and long day of the year in Pakistan. But this in 2022 the temperature of different big cities was changed. It was coldest day in summer. Temperature was 16°c to 18°c in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore & other cities. Monsoon always impact badly to Pakistan, but in this year that was a most deadly monsoon, and made cause of worst destruction in Sindh, Punjab, and KPK. Many villages destroyed from the earth; 30 million people affected from flood. Many people died and many of lost their houses. One third Pakistan area is under water. UN secretary General said, today is Pakistan next can be your country, he talked about global warming and said that is an alarming situation to all of us. We should more work on climate issue; glaciers are melting rapidly. Unfortunately, Pakistan has most glaciers in the world. If they melt with more speed according to time that will impact worst in Pakistan. It’s time to work on that issue, plantation of trees should be more increase. Buildings will never save us but Tree.