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Proper hand washing and cleanliness are very important to prevent infection of the monkeypox virus, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Colombo, Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

He told the Daily Mirror that the above methods would be used as the basic preventive method.

"Monkeypox is a virus in between smallpox and chickenpox, and it appears as blisters, and the monkeypox or smallpox vaccine is not available in the country. Therefore, it is very important to maintain the basic health guidelines," Dr. Perera said.

"This disease could spread through casual contacts, including skin-to-skin and mouth-to-mouth, as well as through sexual contact. He also requested that people should monitor their close contacts for up to 21 days. "If we use the same bed, towel, or bed linen used by a monkeypox-infected person, the virus could be transmitted," he said.

Therefore, proper hand washing and cleanliness are very important to prevent getting infected with the virus, he said.

If children younger than 8 years and pregnant women are infected, it will be serious, and abortions could happen to pregnant women. The smallpox virus was eradicated from the country in 1985, but there is some minor protection for those who got it before 1985.

Therefore, Dr. Perera requested parents not to send their children to school or any other public place if they have symptoms similar to monkeypox, like rashes and skin ulceration, with fever. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)


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  • Dinesh Kumara Tuesday, 08 November 2022 11:01 PM

    Around the world monekeypox has been an increase in MEN who have SEX with other MEN. How is it in SRILANKA? Is this also the same MEN having SEX with other MEN.

    Kandy boy Tuesday, 08 November 2022 11:37 PM

    Started again from A....

    Anne Rodrigo Wednesday, 09 November 2022 10:09 AM

    All these doctors have a worse-case-scenario mentality. If you're having sexual contact with an infected person, how can washing the hands make a difference? These things are said just to sensationalise things and get a minute of media publicity.

    Reza Wednesday, 09 November 2022 01:46 PM

    Stop fussing and scaring. Get the relevant medicine to treat the few who get it. Our economy cannot handle such scaremongering.


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