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How To Differentiate Between Monkeypox And Smallpox? Here’s What Expert Says

It is important to note that Monkeypox has nothing specifically to do with gay or bisexual people.

Monkeypox can be spread via direct contact through wounds or body fluids, respiratory droplets (prolonged and sustained face to face contact) or even through material that has been used by the patient or the infected animal.

Monkeypox: Govt Issues Guidelines, Stresses On Surveillance, Rapid Identification And Isolation

The guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections.

In the 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued to states and union territories, the health ministry stressed on surveillance and rapid identification of new cases as the key public health measures for outbreak containment, mandating the need to reduce the risk of human-to-human transmission.

Monkeypox In India: Prevention And Treatment As Suspected Cases Reported In Telangana

According to the World Health Organization, over 200 cases of infection have been reported so far.

Health officials have been asked to stay on alert for people with unexplained rash. This is necessary as the cases of the zoonotic virus Monkeypox have paralyzed the world with fear.

Monkeypox May Persist In Body For 10 weeks: Study

Traditionally, monkeypox patients are considered infectious while they have the characteristic rash and lesions.

According to the research, one of the UK's seven previous cases - a man in his 40s, who caught monkeypox in Nigeria before being hospitalised in the UK - still tested positive 76 days after first falling ill, Daily Mail reported.

Centre Advises Isolation Of Suspected Monkeypox Cases At Designated Health Facilities

Monkeypox cases have been reported from Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Canada and the US, among others.

The ministry recently had asked health officials at airports and ports to step up surveillance and isolate symptomatic travellers from monkeypox-affected countries and send their samples to the NIV for investigation.

All You Need To Know About Monkeypox And Its Symptoms

Dr Rajesh Kumar, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Paras Hospital, Gurugram Monkeypox Virus Spreading Concerns: What You Need to Know Understanding the Monkeypox Virus The monkeypox virus, a type of viral…

Monkeypox Outbreak Sparks Global Health Concerns; India Takes Precautionary Measures

Monkeypox virus is transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials such as bedding.

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