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What to do if you have to live with a monkeypox patient?

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2024-09-09 15:45:47



What to do if you have to live with a monkeypox patient?


Don't be worried! Meet the "6 intersections", 6 practices for people living in the same house as a monkeypox patient. How to reduce the risk of monkeypox infection

Do not make close contact or touch the patient's skin.

Do not eat with the patient. Do not share plates, spoons, forks, and glasses with the patient.

Do not wash clothes with the patient.

Do not share personal items with the patient, such as clothes, towels, and bedding.

Separate the bathroom from the patient. However, if you have to use the bathroom with the patient, let the patient use it last. And clean the toilet bowl or areas that may be contaminated with secretions with a cleaning solution every time after use.

Separate waste that has come into contact with secretions, such as blood, fluid from a rash or blisters, and throw them in an infectious waste bin.

Therefore, if you have to live with a monkeypox patient, you can follow these "6 intersections" to reduce the risk of infection. Separate living quarters, separate belongings, and do not touch until the patient is no longer contagious, which is until the patient's rash, blisters, or wounds scab over, the scabs fall off, and the skin is normal.

If you are at risk Or suspected of being infected with monkeypox, you can go to a hospital for examination by informing the staff of your symptoms and risk history. Or ask for more information at the Department of Disease Control hotline 1422

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