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Possibly real risk for monkeypox After the monitored cases of monkeypox have exceeded a thousand in the world in the confirmations carried out in the laboratories, world health organizations say that the risk of this zoonosis becoming endemic in other countries in addition to some Africans is real; but at the same time there would be no need for mass vaccinations since there are no victims connected to the various outbreaks that have occurred. Symptoms of the disease are high fever, inflammation of the lymph nodes and blisters on the skin that become pustules; then there is concern in particular for vulnerable groups including pregnant women and children. In the few countries where the vaccine is available it is advisable to protect people who may be exposed to the virus with health personnel, however the "classic" smallpox vaccine can be used with high effectiveness. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 11, 2022 
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 Combination mRNA vaccine against Omicron variant Preliminary studies carried out by a manufacturer of one of the main mRNA vaccines by combining in a booster dose of the original SARS-CoV-2 formulation with a new one target against the Omicron variant of the virus would have shown an increase in antibodies useful for the defense of the immune system, compared to what happens if a booster with a previous formulation is used. Since the Omicron variant has shown in some cases to be able to circumvent the protection given by vaccines according to some it is appropriate to proceed with an update of the original formulation that is still based on the first Covid-19 genetic sequencing; then another well-known company (of the main mRNA vaccine generally administered) is also studying a so-called bivalent vaccine on whose results the relative data are expected by the end of the month. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 09, 2022 n°: 5048 Global food shortage comparable to pandemic If the world's populations do not have the opportunity to obtain sufficient food, they run the risk not only of an increased number of victims due to famine, but also of getting sick more easily due to malnutrition so much so that according to some researchers the threat is comparable to that posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. We should prepare to help people who will become vulnerable due to food shortages or rising costs to ensure a balanced diet (and at the same time in rich countries by giving up meat which is an unhealthy and unsustainable food for the planet). To be reported by changing the subject but remaining on healthy issues the spread of infections in Portugal of the subvariant Omicron BA.5 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, probably very contagious and able to reinfect individuals already come into contact with the pandemic virus. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 08, 2022 n°: 5047 Health impact of the fire season Prolonged exposure to air polluted by fine particulate matter increases the inflammation levels, at least according to Canadian researchers who warn that in the fire season, which in the country becomes increasingly problematic year after year, one should protect oneself by wearing N-95 masks and using air purifiers in order to avoid unpleasant health consequences. Especially people infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus could suffer from severe forms of Covid and also asthmatics, then people with lung and cardiovascular diseases (a role probably also plays the level of ozone on the ground that increases in heat islands); in fact, the fine particulate exceeds the pulmonary barrier constituted by the alveoli entering directly into the bloodstream causing cascading inflammation and weakening the immune system. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 06, 2022 n°: 5045 Developing tests for the monkeypox Although the market demand for diagnostic kits that can detect people infected with monkeypox could be very low, at least compared to those for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, apparently there would be a kind of rush to develop new "mpox" tests made by companies specialized in this lucrative sector; then must consider that unlike what happened with the Covid-19 pandemic there are already vaccines, medicines and effective tests against smallpox useful to avoid further outbreaks in the world. Five hundred and fifty cases have been confirmed in thirty countries since May, most of them in Europe and often not linked to trips to Africa where monkeypox is endemic, without victims; but international health organizations fear that infections may increase especially during summer festivals and parties. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 04, 2022 n°: 5044 Some viruses are being transmitted globally Due to the frequent movements of people from one country to another in the world, deforestation and therefore the increased possibility of possible contact with wild animals some viruses are being transmitted globally perhaps under trace, as according to some researchers is happening with monkeypox that is not sufficiently monitored and the outbreaks that have occurred derive from the fact that the warnings to raise the level of attention have been practically ignored. There are viruses that could evolve to fill the ecological niches so we should avoid destroying wild habitats so as not to run the risk that animals can migrate increasing infections. It should be noted by changing the subject but remaining on healthy issues that in North Korea a worrying increase in Covid-19 cases is suspected, despite the conflicting statements of the country's authorities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 02, 2022 n°: 5042 Monkeypox perhaps more widespread in the world According to international organizations, the cases of smallpox of monkeys infection (mpox) could be more than expected and perhaps the virus circulates under trace even in countries where for the moment it has not been monitored, for this reason it would be necessary to carefully trace any outbreaks. Health authorities in African countries where the virus is endemic complain that vaccines should be available based on risk and not on purchasing capacity, given what happened with Covid-19 vaccines, although for the moment no victims have been reported. In Italy cases of monkeypox have increased to ten with mild symptoms in infected people. It should be noted by changing the subject that in China due to the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus targeted quarantines still remain in force that have non-negligible economic consequences. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 28, 2022 n°: 5038 Targeted smallpox monkeys quarantines in Italy The Italian health authorities even if there is no concern for the moment about outbreaks of smallpox of monkeys infections speak of possible targeted quarantines and consequent isolation for individual cases (those monitored for now would be attributable to a party in the Canaries); then the virus of this zoonosis is considered rather stable unlike SARS-CoV-2. The cessation of universal smallpox vaccination in humans decades ago due to the eradication of the virus exposes younger people who have close contact to possible smallpox of monkeys infections and to prevent it from becoming endemic in Europe a healthy distancing is advisable. The two hundred and nineteen confirmed cases in the world would all be in young people and in areas of the world where the "mpox" virus is endemic the virus circulates in some mammals and sometimes some contagion occurs with humans. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 26, 2022 n°: 5036 Tracing monkeypox outbreaks To prevent monkeypox from becoming endemic in Europe it would be necessary to trace the outbreaks and monitor the various cases in order to have a picture of the trend of infections, at least according to the indications of the researchers who in any case generally reassure on the favorable outcome of the disease being of a strain coming from the West of Africa (about one percent the estimated fatality). Infections occur more frequently in young people who have close contact with symptomatic people, so relatively simple measures such as individual isolation and hygiene are enough to avoid outbreaks. Pay particular attention to blisters, blisters and lesions of the skin because they favor infections, but people who have had the smallpox vaccine should be protected from infections; then it is not transmitted as easily as the SARS-CoV-2 virus so with due prevention can avoid any epidemics. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 24, 2022 n°: 5034 Investigations into monkeypox cases Following the reporting of cases of monkeypox in several countries such as Great Britain, Spain, Portugal and Italy, researchers try to understand how the infections of this virus defined as rather unusual occur. The symptoms are fever, itching on the skin with the formation of blisters and usually the pathology resolves favorably, but in Congo it comes to ten percent of deaths due to a more severe African strain; then there is talk of a West African strain with a low fatality percentage that would be the one recently monitored in Great Britain. In general it is the infected liquids that cause the contagion of the virus identified in monkeys in 1958 (hence the name) even if rodents would be among the main causes of transmission. It is unlikely that vast epidemics will occur as happened with Covid-19, but must still be very careful. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 20, 2022 n°: 5031 Health and Wellness * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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