DISCOVERIES REPORTS (ISSN 2393249X), 2022, volume 5
REVIEW ARTICLE
CITATION: Stilpeanu RI, Stercu AM. Monkeypox, a current global health issue: brief review on prevention and treatment. Discoveries Reports 2022; 5(2): e33. DOI: 10.15190/drep.2022.7
Monkeypox, a current global health issue: brief review on prevention and treatment
Ruxandra Ilinca Stilpeanu 1,2, *, Ana Maria Stercu 1,2, *
1 Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
2 Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
* Corresponding authors:
Ruxandra Ilinca Stilpeanu, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ruxandra.stilpeanu@gmail.com;
Ana Maria Stercu, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest,
Romania, stercu.anamaria@yahoo.com
Abstract
While the COVID-19 pandemic seems to fade away, humanity is currently facing another health challenge risen by the zoonotic orthopoxvirus called monkeypox, with a number of cases that seems to be decreasing for the first time since the beginning of 2022, when the pandemic commenced. This review begins by describing the actual global picture of this phenomenon and progresses, depicting the potential measures of prevention and treatment among monkeypox patients. After various reports that proved the high transmission of this virus through direct contact with infected patients, the actions that are being taken worldwide revolve around prevention among individuals at high risk, with measures of prophylaxis before and after exposure, while covering immunization with vaccines once used for smallpox (ACAM2000, JYNNEOS or Imvamune). Furthermore, healthcare specialists should address treating infected patients with antiviral therapy, such as tecovirimat, brincidofovir and cidofovir, and without overlooking supportive care and the option of Vaccinia Immune Globulin, the latter still being debatable due to its possible contraindications.
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