{"id":3686,"date":"2024-09-18T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:21:51","slug":"mpox-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/news\/mpox-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Mpox in the Philippines: What is it and what\u2019s next"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726675730806\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made headlines in the Philippines in August, this is not the first time the illness was part of the country\u2019s news. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726675761372\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 14 active <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cases in the Pearl of the Orient as of 9 September 2024, but the country\u2019s health department has been reporting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox in the Philippines<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since 2022\u2014the same year the World Health Organisation declared <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 22px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Expectations around mpox in the Philippines<\/h4>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726581817239\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO removed the disease\u2019s PHEIC status in May 2023 following a drop in reported cases; but with a new type of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported this year and a recent uptick in cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nearby countries, the United Nations\u2019 health agency again declared <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a PHEIC in August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726675788510\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering recent international and Philippine events, Kabayan Remit has gathered pertinent information to keep you up to date on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, what it is, and what you can do to stay safe. Read on to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What is mpox?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676190740\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox-.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of a person&#039;s silhoutte\" title=\"A person\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox-.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox--300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox--1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox--768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox--1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_What-is-Mpox--2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584029441\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (formerly monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584058308\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the United States\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/poxvirus\/mpox\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThis virus is part of the same family as the virus that causes smallpox.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584070609\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though similarly named, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and chickenpox are not related.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 22px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Types of mpox<\/h4>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584301410\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/mpox#:~:text=Mpox%20is%20caused%20by%20the,cowpox%2C%20vaccinia%20and%20other%20viruses.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is part of the genus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orthopoxvirus <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poxviridae <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family. It has two types:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584315670\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clade I \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This type of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, specifically the clade Ib strain, is what is being reported in cases from Central and East Africa and the reason for the WHO\u2019s PHEIC declaration in August 2024. According to the CDC, records suggest that this clade is more severe than <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clade II.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clade II \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This, specifically clade IIb, was the cause of the WHO\u2019s PHEIC declaration in 2022. Reported cases of this type of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> usually come from West Africa, but the 2022 PHEIC recorded cases around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 22px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >A brief history of mpox<\/h4>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584339775\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may seem like a new disease, scientists have records of this illness dating back to the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584351503\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first recorded in a Danish lab in 1958, when scientists observed poxes on research monkeys. What caused these poxes remains undetermined.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584363908\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twelve years later, the DRC recorded the first case of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a human; and in the decades that followed, doctors continued recording <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cases from Central, West, and East Africa. Since 2005, the DRC has reported thousands of cases.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584377872\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">News of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reaching a different continent came in 2003, when the U.S. reported an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> outbreak. According to the WHO, these cases were \u201clinked to imported wild animals.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584399573\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More recent news reported <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Nigeria in 2017, followed by the PHEIC in 2022. That same year, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/11\/1131082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO changed the disease\u2019s name<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to address the \u201cracist and stigmatizing language online\u201d that stemmed from using the old \u201cmonkeypox\u201d name.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584429874\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WHO <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/14-08-2024-who-director-general-declares-mpox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a second PHEIC in August 2024, following an outbreak of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clade Ib \u201cin eastern DRC, and the reporting of cases in several neighbouring countries.\u201d Other types of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continue to be reported in the DRC, countries in Africa, and in other parts of the world\u2014including the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >How is mpox transmitted?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676206337\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted-.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of hands\" title=\"How disease is transmitted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted-.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted--300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted--1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted--768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted--1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_How-Mpox-is-transmitted--2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584541777\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbia University\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pandemicresponse.columbia.edu\/stay-informed-on-mpox-updated-fact-sheet-aug-21-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pandemic Response Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported four ways <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is transmitted among people, animals, and contaminated objects:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584562205\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Person-to-person transmission \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person touches someone or is close to someone with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This type of transmission includes sexual contact, breathing, talking, hugging, or kissing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fomite transmission \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person touches something that has been exposed to someone with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Animal-to-person transmission \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person handles or is wounded by a live animal carrying the virus. This is also when a person handles or ingests the uncooked meat of an animal with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health care setting transmission \u2013<\/b> A health professional is wounded by a contaminated needle or engages with an mpox patient without wearing the proper personal protective equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Is mpox deadly?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676227402\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly-.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of a warning sign\" title=\"Is the disease deadly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly-.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly--300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly--1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly--768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly--1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Is-Mpox-deadly--2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584603969\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the CDC, clade I is the more serious type of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but deaths among patients with this clade have recently decreased to 1% to 3.3% from the previous rate of 10%.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584615102\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInfections from clade II <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are generally less severe. More than 99.9% of people survive,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584628505\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, while people may recover from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is still important to take precautions against the disease\u2014especially if you are among what the CDC identified as high-risk patients:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584640835\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immunocompromised people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children under a year old<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with a history of eczema<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnant people and their foetuses or newborns<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584653137\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These four groups have a higher chance of experiencing complications if they contract <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >What are the symptoms of mpox?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676238905\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of a person afflicted with mpox\" title=\"Symptoms of Mpox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Symptoms-of-Mpox-2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584843202\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the WHO, people may begin experiencing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> symptoms within a day to 3 weeks after exposure. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584854438\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or someone you know may have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, look out for these signs:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584872702\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rash<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fever<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sore throat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headache<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle aches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low energy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swollen lymph nodes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clogged nose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cough<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584886408\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes may resemble acne or blisters that hurt or itch and scab during the healing process. The rashes can appear all over the hands and feet and around the body, including the mouth, genitals, anus, and face.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584899007\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the CDC, a person can transmit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when they begin showing symptoms, and they are only considered recovered when \u201cthe rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Cases of mpox in the Philippines<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676256739\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration to represent mpox in the Philippines\" title=\"Cases of mpox in the Philippines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Mpox-Cases-2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726584987440\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philippines recorded its first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> case in July 2022. Since then, nine people have recovered, while <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/philippines\/mpox-cases-doh-report-september-9-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 cases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clade II remain active as of 9 Sept.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726585011239\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country\u2019s Department of Health said close contact, including sexual contact, was the usual mode of transmission for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox cases in the Philippines<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726585029873\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnyone can get <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but it is clear that the mode of transmission here is close, intimate, skin-to-skin contact,\u201d Philippine Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/philippines\/mpox-cases-department-health-report-september-1-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rappler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726585051181\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Herbosa said that the number of mpox cases in the country has been increasing because more people are getting tested for the disease.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Is there an mpox vaccine?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676277671\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of mpox vaccines\" title=\"Mpox Vaccines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-07-2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662391579\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, there are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/2024\/9\/4\/what-we-know-about-the-mpox-outbreak-1041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two vaccines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662405377\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jynneos by Bavarian Nordic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LC16 by KM Biologics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662418643\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WHO recommends that these high-risk groups get vaccinated against <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662429707\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health professionals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Household or community members of someone with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with multiple sexual partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sex workers of any gender and their clients<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662443979\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>People who have been exposed to mpox can still get vaccinated up to three days after exposure or at most 14 days after exposure if they have not yet developed symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Mpox vaccine in the Philippines<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662692513\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the country, the DOH is getting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/headlines\/2024\/08\/28\/2381059\/doh-getting-2000-jynneos-vaccines-vs-mpox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,000 doses of Jynneos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to address <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox in the Philippines<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662705878\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People may also get tested for free at any government hospital, with the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine releasing results in 48 to 78 hours. To reduce the time it takes for patients to see their test results, the DOH is training more labs in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> testing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >How do I prevent mpox?<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676288508\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration representing the prevention of mpox\" title=\"Prevent Mpox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_Prevent-Mpox-08-2048x1228.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662904147\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/topstories\/nation\/918723\/doh-new-guidelines-vs-mpox\/story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorandum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the DOH reminded everyone in the country to follow these \u201cstandard minimum precautions\u201d to prevent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662924741\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wash and sanitise hands regularly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid close contact with anyone exhibiting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> symptoms or with anyone who has handled objects that may be contaminated with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear PPEs, like gloves and a mask, if you are caring for someone with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thoroughly sanitise objects that have been exposed to someone with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Be careful around animals\u2014living, sick, or dead\u2014that may be carrying the mpox virus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662935871\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think you or someone you know may have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, remember to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662951872\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call a health professional as soon as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get tested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear a mask, especially when around others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isolate at home for 21 days or until your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes are fully healed and symptoms have stopped.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not touch <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes with your bare hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not scratch or pop <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not shave body parts where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes are present.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rashes, especially when around others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your skin clean and dry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use separate linens and utensils from the rest of your household.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your pets in a separate part of the house.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726662965739\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have more questions about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can also consult these links:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726663009010\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quarantine.doh.gov.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DM-2022-0220-Interim-Technical-Guidelines-for-the-Implementation-of-Monkeypox-Surveillance-Screening-Management-and-Infection-Control.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOH\u2019s 2022 guidelines for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mpox<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/questions-and-answers\/item\/mpox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO\u2019s answers to frequently asked questions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/poxvirus\/mpox\/if-sick\/what-to-do.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A guide by the US CDC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\" >Send love to the Philippines<\/h3>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  vc_custom_1726676301041\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_SendLove.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"Illustration of a phone displaying the Kabayan Remit app\" title=\"Send Love\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_SendLove.png 2084w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_SendLove-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_SendLove-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MpoxBlog_SendLove-768x461.png 768w, 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Share this article with the people you love and encourage them to continue staying up to date with the latest news on this viral disease.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726663080072\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case of emergency, Kabayan Remit\u2019s secure money transfer app is here to help you send money to major banks, e-wallets, and cash remittance centres in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1726663092241\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about Kabayan Remit\u2019s benefits and features, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kabayanremit.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Mpox made headlines in the Philippines in August, this is not the first time the illness was part of the country\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p>There are 14 active mpox cases in the Pearl of the Orient as of 9 September 2024, but the country\u2019s health department has been reporting mpox in the Philippines since 2022\u2014the same year the World Health Organisation declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).<\/p>\n<p>Considering recent international and Philippine events, Kabayan Remit has gathered pertinent information to keep you up to date on mpox, what it is, and what you can do to stay safe. 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