Mpox: How dangerous is the new variant? | Expert Answers | CNA Explains

00:00 Introduction
00:19 What is mpox? What’s the difference between clade 1 and clade 2?
01:01 How is mpox transmitted?
01:52 How dangerous is mpox?
02:12 Who is most at risk of serious illness?
02:40 What are the symptoms?
04:05 Are there blood tests or swab tests that can be done at home?
05:15 What are the incubation and post-recovery risk periods?
06:08 How do we treat mpox?
06:52 Are there vaccines for mpox?
07:37 How can we protect ourselves from mpox?
07:52 Will it spread like COVID-19?
08:11 Is it safe to travel to Cape Town?
08:25 Is Singapore at risk of an mpox outbreak?
08:55 Is Singapore’s healthcare system ready to manage the disease?

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[Amina-rdzz]

The more he smile the more it stress me heart is beating fast out of fear 😅😅😅

[tonychong]

Very up to date buddy, I’m from North America. Our healthcare system did have the preventive measures of Mpox, although is not widely spread but b4 it get into widespread we have to prevent, is very important massage to the people. Singapore is doing it great job, that’s what we like Singapore, a developed nation just like us ❤keeping up the good work, let the nation know what has been going on.

[VinayakP]

Dr has a nice smile. Shoutout to Dr. Yang.

[huiyingtanyayap]

I think Dr. is very passionate about infectious diseases . he smiles all the time . I think even he is in stressful situations. Is a good trait :)

[jehangirthegreat]

'Yes it is itchy and painful' 😊

[ECOSAM_]

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[ksg]

I am trying real hard to take this man seriously but his unique hairstyle n smile I cannot.

[aplacecalltambun]

Yes like COVID continue to ftighten people to make more money

[halbm]

Thank you for the excellent video and information, sincerely.God Bless.

[andyfran]

OMG, why is he so happy to deliver something that’s so serious. Especially happy to smile about saying people can die from the more serious strains of the Mpox. Good grief!

[koruspring]

Not the right circumstances to smile, doc.

[susanlim]

Thank you Dr for giving us more info on the nature n spread of Mpox. It is definitely helpful n informative. Xie xie

[mrtienphysics]

How many cases of mpox does Singapore have now? The last I heard is 13.

[hengbin]

From today's (27/8/24) ST: “We don’t understand our outbreak very well, and if we don’t understand our outbreak very well we will have difficulty addressing the problem in terms of transmission dynamics, the severity of the disease, risk factors of the disease, ” Dr Ogoina said." So does Hsu Li Ling knows more about mpox than those doctors/researchers in Africa itself? Over to you Hsu Li Ling - dun just avoid/pretend not to know.

[introvertking]

Remember the K in monkeypox is silent. 🤫

[趙子龍-uj]

Where is David Lye ?
Where is Leong Hoi Nam ?
Where is Dale Fisher ?
Where is Paul Thambiyah ?

Where are all these who are really gaslighting experts ?

[NoahLee-gr]

Because it is still very low cases that we have here in SG. He smiles its also because he's confident with our MOH. And yea.. ya'll should smile too.. we have had like how many viruses attacked since SARS right? And looked at us now. Still standing. Chicken-pox, M-pox, whatever lah.. "Comes what may" NehNeh-pox we'll be here fighting.. or.., ?😊

[tonykiang]

Like the guy from Mt Elizabeth clinic, its showtime to be on TV 😂

[letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

Monkey pox is renamed mpox due to "sensitivities" but chicken pox isnt cpox

[svonkarmo]

We have to be positively excited about MPOX, as it will help to control the Sahel countries who spins out of the control of the French and the West and trying (heaven forbid!) to gain independence and have the audacity to cooperate with China & Russia.