Published on September 4, 2023, at 18:14.
The Department of Disease Control is worried about the rise in monkeypox cases, or mpoX cases in Thailand, particularly the increase in attacks among young people.
According to DDC director-general Tares Krassanairawiwong, Thailand had reported 316 mpox situations and one fatality as of August 31. 271( 85.5 %) of the 316 patients identified as homosexual, and 143 of them( roughly 45 %) had HIV.
277 of the people, according to Dr. Tares, were Siamese citizens, and 36 were foreigners. The various three remained silent about their citizenship. In Bangkok, 22 cases were reported, 17 in Nonthaburi, and 12 in Samut Prakan, according to him.
The office was also worried about the rising infection rate, which had almost doubled every month since May. 22 cases were reported in May, 48 in June, 80 in July, and 145 in August, according to DDC statistics.
The majority of circumstances involved people between the ages of 30 and 39, then 20 to 29. But, Dr. Tares noted that the number of younger people, aged 15 to 24, had significantly increased.
While the majority of mpox circumstances were men of working time, 16 juveniles were among those infected in August, according to assistant director-general Sophon Iamsirithaworn.
A 16-year-old student who admitted to having physical contact with several companions before exhibiting symptoms on August 6 was one of the adolescents infected, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 6, which is in charge of Chon Buri.
On August 14, after being admitted to the hospital, attending doctors discovered that his lymph nodes had previously swollen. Additionally, he reported genital problems.
Although close friends and family members were instructed to remain in quarantine for 21 days, no mpox disease had been discovered in his home. & nbsp,
Dr. Sophon advised people to stay away from risky sex with multiple partners and to become familiar with the illness in order to stop it from spreading. & nbsp,
Illness, swollen lymph nodes, muscle soreness, headaches, sore chest, and back pain are some typical symptoms. The DDC’s helpline, 1422, has more details.