On the followingnoon of Wednesday, May 11, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed, through a statement, the first case of monkey pox in the country; however she is already receiving care at the infectious disease unit of Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
Although no patient data was provided, the health authorities have communicated with the people he was in contact with, in order to be able to provide information, health advice and prevent a greater number of infections.
The patient reportedly may have contracted the disease in Nigeria, the same place where last year, 2021, a man from
Texas
also got infected.
What is monkeypox and what are its symptoms?
The monkey pox It belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox, but it causes a milder infection. It is a rare viral disease with a mortality rate of around 1%.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people.
It is usually a mild, self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some individuals.
— UK Health Security Agency (@UKHSA) May 7, 2022
An infected person typically experiences a flu-like illness, with symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, exhaustion, and swollen lymph nodes.
You may also develop a rash that starts on the face and then spreads to other parts of the body.
The rash changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which then falls off; so monkeypox is said to last between two and four weeks.
How is monkeypox spread?
According to experts, the monkey pox It does not spread easily between people and the risk of contagion is low, however it can be transmitted by being in contact with an infected person, since the virus travels through droplets and respiratory particles, body fluids or contaminated articles.
According to the Center for Infectious Diseases, most cases of monkey pox they have been reported in central and western Africa, including countries such as the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.
However, there are cases outside of Africa, which are linked to international travel or contact with imported animals.
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