Monkeypox Upgraded to Health Emergency

Recently, the WHO announced an outbreak of a new branch of monkeypox in the Congo. This international public health event has raised a lot of concern and worry.

It is important to note that monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person and sometimes from animals to people. We do not yet know what the natural host of this virus is, but various small mammals such as squirrels and monkeys are more susceptible to the virus.

How is monkeypox spreading?

Anyone can get monkeypox. It is spread by contact with the following infected people, animals, or materials:

• People, through touching, kissing, or sexual intercourse.
• Animals, while hunting, skinning or cooking.
• Materials, such as contaminated sheets, clothing or needles.
• Pregnant women, who may pass the virus to their unborn babies.

via CDC

The Importance of Medical Waste Disposal

Medical waste management plays an important role in such large-scale infectious disease events. Medical waste, such as bandages and cotton swabs stained with patients' blood, is highly infectious. Moreover, monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, and monkeypox infections are caused by animal carcasses that should be disposed of in a timely manner.

Medical waste disposal equipment is very important. It can help to cut off infection from medical waste and animal carcasses, provide a safe working environment for healthcare workers, etc., and alleviate social anxiety to a certain extent.

LI-YING helps prevent and stop the spread of monkeypox.

Proper and timely disposal of medical waste can help prevent and stop the spread of monkeypox. Not to be overlooked is LI-YING's professional medical waste treatment equipment.

LI-YING's medical waste disposal equipment (MDU series) adopts microwave sterilization technology and fully automatic continuous process. The MDU with integrated dual-shaft shredder will first shred the medical waste automatically and then automatically feed it into the microwave sterilization bin. The unit will utilize the uniformly heated microwave temperature to sterilize the medical waste in a thorough, efficient and environmentally friendly manner.

The product also destroys the monkeypox virus, and the final discharge of medical waste achieves a microbial inactivation rate of 6 log10.

LI-YING contributes to global health by serving medical waste disposal companies and healthcare organizations around the world. And to further promote a sustainable future.

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