The same plane as the monkey pox confirmed person... Is the passenger infected too?

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Because it is a disease that is not yet well known, there are also many questions about it.

We will discuss this further with medical reporter Cho Dong-chan. 

[Cho Dong-chan / medical reporter (specialist): The quarantine authorities said that the risk of infection for passengers on the plane was very low, so quarantine measures were unnecessary.

In the past, the route of infection of monkeypox was viewed in the order of monkeys/mouses, wild animals, and humans.

This year, it is estimated that most of the transmission is person-to-person.

There are cases of infection through droplets of an infected person entering the mouth or eye mucosa, but it is very rare.

Most have had above-average contact, such as skin blistering or sexual contact.

The U.S., with 142 confirmed cases this year, said the risk of normal infection is low.

Since there is only one person from overseas, the possibility of domestic spread is not yet high.]

[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): The monkey pox virus is also present in body fluids, but it is most common in skin blisters.

It grows under the skin.

If the blister touches thick skin, such as an arm or leg, the risk of infection is low if there are no wounds, but increases if the blister touches thin skin areas, such as around the genitals.

So, there is an opinion that LGBT people should be viewed as victims rather than spreaders.]

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[Cho Dong-chan / medical reporter (specialist): If you look at countries on the continent other than Africa, there are about 3,000 confirmed cases, and there are no deaths so far.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will not vaccinate the general public like the coronavirus, and has no plans to ban travel to countries where it has occurred.

However, he pointed out that not knowing why the infection is spreading outside of Africa is a worrying factor.

Although the possibility of declaring a state of emergency is not high, it seems that measures to call for awareness will come out.]

[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): The monkey pox that is popular this year is the West African type.

The fatality rate is lower than the previous one, but the propagation power is slightly higher.

Currently, the UK has the highest number with 794.

Spain, Germany, Portugal, and France are in that order, and from July 1, the fever standard of these five countries will be strengthened to 37.3 degrees.

If someone is suspected of being infected, wearing long sleeves and long pants and wearing a mask will greatly reduce the risk of infection.

I don't think you need to be overly anxious.]

(Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa, CG: Kang Kyung-rim, Kim Jeong-eun, Jeon Yu-geun)

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