Broken Skin
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| Originally published | 2007 |
| Authors | Stuart MacBride |
| Preceded by | Dying Light |
| Followed by | Flesh House |
| Genres | Mystery |
| Thriller | |
| Suspense | |
| Crime Fiction | |
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| ID | 2468138 |
About Broken Skin
Detective Sergeant Logan McRae's only chance of getting out from under Detective Inspectors Steel and Insch is to get noticed. Not that any of his cases are the type that he wants to get noticed for. For starters, someone dumped a dying man at the hospital, and the team can't ID him or the person who dumped him. . . .
Monkeypox: Nigeria bans bushmeat to prevent virus spread
... The virus can enter the body through Broken Skin, the respiratory tract or through the eyes, nose or mouth...
Monkeypox: First case confirmed in Northern Ireland
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Monkeypox: Doctors concerned over impact on sexual health
... The virus can enter the body through Broken Skin, or through the eyes, nose or mouth...
UK has bought smallpox vaccine for monkeypox
... The virus can enter the body through Broken Skin, the respiratory tract or through the eyes, nose or mouth...
What is monkeypox?
... The virus can enter the body through Broken Skin, the respiratory tract or through the eyes, nose or mouth...
Monkeypox case confirmed in England
... The virus can enter the body through Broken Skin, the respiratory tract or through the eyes, nose or mouth...
Harry Dunn: parents-mourning-on-hold after the USA trip
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UK has bought smallpox vaccine for monkeypox
The UK government says it has bought stocks of smallpox vaccine to guard against monkeypox.
There isn't a specific vaccine for monkeypox, but a smallpox jab does offer some good protection since the two viruses are quite similar.
In recent weeks, there have been nine cases of monkeypox found in England.
Cases of the disease outside Central and West Africa are rare, but some have been occurring recently in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.
It is not clear how much vaccine stock has been bought by the UK, or how many jabs might be given.
It has been reported that Spain is preparing to order thousands of doses of smallpox vaccine to use against monkeypox.
A spokeswoman from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said: " Some individuals with higher level of exposures are being offered this smallpox vaccine. We have proactively procured further doses of these vaccines. "
What is monkeypox?Monkeypox is usually associated with travel to Central or West Africa , but some of the cases that have been occurring outside these countries have had no travel link.
It can be spread when someone comes into close contact with an infected person. The Virus can enter The Body through Broken Skin , the respiratory tract or through The Eyes , nose or mouth.
If you get infected with monkeypox, it usually takes between five and 21 Days for The First symptoms to appear.
Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.
A rash can develop, often beginning on The Face , then spreading to other parts of The Body . The rash changes and goes through Different Stages - a bit like chicken pox - before finally forming a scab, which later falls off.
It does not spread easily between people, but it can be spread through:
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The UKHSA says The Risk to The Public remains very low.
Anyone with concerns that they could be infected should see a Health Professional , but make contact with The Clinic or surgery ahead of a visit.
The Imvanex smallpox vaccine is about 85% effective in preventing monkeypox, studies suggest. Vaccination after a monkeypox exposure may help prevent the disease or make it less severe.
Vaccines work by teaching the immune system How To defend itself against a disease.
Routine smallpox vaccination ended in the 1970s in Britain, around The Time the disease was eradicated, meaning many people have not got any protection or immune memory against these types of Virus .
Source of news: bbc.com
