The São Paulo State Department of Health today confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Brazil. Confirmation came after retesting by the Adolfo Lutz Institute.
The case is a 41-year-old man residing in the city of São Paulo, with a history of travel to Portugal and Spain, and was hospitalized at the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas. In the statement made in the file, it was stated that all contacts of the patient were followed by surveillance teams.
The State Center for Epidemiological Surveillance and the city of São Paulo reported that since last week they have been investigating a possible case of infection of the disease by a 26-year-old woman who also resides in the capital.
How does contamination occur?
Monkeypox is a rare viral disease transmitted through close/close contact with an infected person with skin lesions. This contact can be close and prolonged, for example, by hugging, kissing, massage, sexual intercourse or respiratory secretions.
“Transmission also occurs through contact with objects, fabrics (clothes, bedding or towels) and surfaces used by the patient. There is no specific treatment, but the clinical manifestations in general are mild and require care and observation of the lesions,” informed the government of São Paulo in a note.
Know the symptoms
Initial symptoms may be fever, headache, muscle and back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills or fatigue. One to three days after the onset of these symptoms, people develop skin lesions that can be located on the hands, mouth, feet, chest, face, and/or genitals. Read more in this report UOL.
Can the monkey kill the flower?
You can, but the risk is low. There are two distinct groups of monkeypox viruses circulating around the world, grouped by genetic traits: one predominantly in Central African countries – with a mortality rate of around 10% – and the other circulating in West Africa, with a much lower 1%.
Genomic surveillance, which has just begun, shows that the virus circulating outside the African continent is the least lethal.
Complications may occur, particularly secondary bacterial infections of the skin or lungs, which can lead to a serious encephalitis condition called encephalitis, which can progress to sepsis and death or spread of the virus to the central nervous system, which can have serious sequelae or have serious consequences. death..
Also, as with any acute viral illness, some cases may result in death, depending on the patient’s immune status and conditions and access to adequate medical care.
Does the human smallpox vaccine protect against monkey disease?
Yes, studies show that the previous smallpox vaccine can be up to 85% effective against monkeypox – this is because both viruses belong to the same family and therefore there is some degree of cross protection between them due to genetic homology. However, since smallpox was eradicated more than 40 years ago, there is currently no publicly available vaccine.
source: Noticias
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