18/06/2025
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THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) and Governor Susan Yap confirmed on June 17 the first case of Mpox (Monkeypox) in Tarlac province based on the result reported by the Department of Health (DoH).
According to PHO head Dr. Jeannette Lazatin, contact tracing is now underway with the DoH, office of Gov. Yap, the PHO and local government units working together to prevent further transmission.
In a telephone interview with Lazatin, she said that the Mpox patient is now undergoing medical treatment and likewise under isolation.
βThe patient is now isolated to prevent further transmission. It is also the season for chickenpox and both the Mpox and chickenpox have the same symptoms,β she said.
In the page of the PHO and that of the governor, both urged TarlaqueΓ±os to follow minimum health standards like constant washing of hands using soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizers, observance of social distancing, wearing of face mask, avoidance of direct contact with persons with skin rashes and skin wound and to visit health facilities if one have symptoms of Mpox to prevent the further spread of the disease.
Symptoms of Mpox are as follows---head ache, flu, body aches sore throat and skin rashes.
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Mpox spreads from person to person mainly through close contact with someone who has Mpox, including members of a household. Close contact includes skin-to-skin (such as touching or s*x) and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact (such as kissing), and it can also include being face-to-face with someone who has Mpox (such as talking or breathing close to one another, which can generate infectious respiratory particles).
People with multiple s*xual partners are at higher risk of acquiring Mpox.
People can also contract Mpox from contaminated objects such as clothing or linen, through needle injuries in health care, or in community settings such as tattoo parlors.
During pregnancy or birth, the virus may be passed to the baby. Contracting Mpox during pregnancy can be dangerous for the fetus or newborn infant and can lead to loss of the pregnancy, stillbirth, death of the newborn, or complications for the parent.
Animal-to-human transmission of Mpox occurs from infected animals to humans from bites or scratches, or during activities such as hunting, skinning, trapping, cooking, playing with carcasses or eating animals. The animal reservoir of the Monkeypox virus remains unknown and further studies are underway.
More research is needed on how Mpox spreads during outbreaks in different settings and under different conditions. (πππ)
