A recent traveler from the United Arab Emirates, a 38-year-old man, is being monitored for possible monkeypox (Mpox infection). The man from Edavana, near here, arrived from the UAE last week. After a few days, he developed rashes and also had fever. On Monday, he was admitted to the state-run Manjeri Medical College Hospital and has been isolated. A sample has now been sent for testing to the Kozhikode Medical College and the results are awaited. Doctors treating the patient said his fever Health Minister Veena George said the youth was in isolation at home and the results of the sample from the suspected MPox case are awaited.
Monkeypox
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by monkeypox virusIt is similar to smallpox, but milder. Monkeypox can be spread from person to person through close contact with the skin, body fluids, or respiratory droplets of an infected person. Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headachemuscle aches, fatigueswollen lymph nodes and rash. The rash can appear anywhere on the body and may look like pimples or blisters. Most people recover from monkeypox without treatment, but the illness can be severe in some cases.
George is in Malappuram overseeing the coordination of authorities after a 23-year-old student from the district died last Monday and the other day, the sample tested positive for Nipah. “175 contacts of the student who died of Nipah have been identified. 13 samples have tested negative. 26 people are in the highest risk category. Days 7 to 9 are crucial for this category and all of them have been closely monitored. As of now, there is nothing to worry about. A survey is currently underway and the roadmap is ready based on the call details of the deceased and everything is being closely monitored,” George said. “Our health officials have been in touch with their counterparts in Karnataka as the deceased was a student in Bengaluru. The Centre is also confidential and there is close coordination as well,” George said.
“The incubation period is 21 days, but in Kerala we have taken more precautions and it has been doubled,” George said.
Source-IANS
