Symptoms and forms of contagion
– Fever (not in all cases), swollen glands, headache.
– General discomfort and muscle pain.
– Skin lesions that may initially be flat or slightly raised (such as blisters) that fill with clear or yellowish fluid and then crust over. The skin rash can appear on the soles of the hands and feet, face, mouth and eyes, even in the genital and perianal areas.
– The forms of contagion are given by direct contact with body secretions (saliva, semen, liquid from blisters, etc.), by touching the personal items of someone who is sick or by skin-to-skin contact with the lesions caused by the disease.
What to do when suspected?
If you suspect having contracted the disease or are in contact with someone confirmed, the following recommendations should be followed:
– Consult health services in a timely manner. (All EPS must implement a teleconsultation line where you can call to be attended by a doctor directly).
– Maintain strict isolation of the patient, family, people with whom he lives or close, while the recovery ends.
– Do not share objects for personal use such as towels, sheets, soap, brush, cell phone, among others and keep them separate.
– Collaborate and inform the health team of all your close contacts to reduce the risk of spread to other people.
If you present symptoms or if you were in contact with a suspected case, you should contact the EPS or go to a health center and collaborate with the health authorities, reporting close contacts.
So far, this is the balance of the cases reported in the city to the National Public Health Surveillance System (Sivigila):
– 22 discarded cases.
– 5 confirmed.
– 4 in follow-up by contact of confirmed case.
– 10 in follow-up per contact of confirmed case finished.
– 93 alerts in total.
