Israel's first suspected case of monkeypox has been reported. Monkeypox, a rare infection in humans, spreads through close contact between humans and animals.
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‘Monkeypox symptoms include fever, muscle pains, headache, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, and skin rashes.’
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The patient, who was exposed to a monkeypox patient abroad, is in mild condition and has been hospitalized in quarantine to complete medical examination and supervision, they added.
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Monkeypox in Israel
The Ministry said that it has opened an epidemiological investigation and is coordinating with the hospital the transfer of a clinical sample for diagnosis confirmation at the Israel Institute for Biological Research.It urged those who had returned from abroad and developed a fever and a blistering rash to see a doctor.
So far, cases of monkeypox have been reported at least in Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, France, the US, and Canada.
Monkeypox, a rare infection in humans, spreads through close contact between humans and animals and can also pass between humans after close contact.
Source-IANS