Suspected Mpox Case Reported In Patient Travelled From Abroad To India.

A young man who recently travelled from another country has symptoms of Mpox (monkeypox). He has been identified as a suspected case of Mpox, according to the Union Health Ministry. The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital and is currently stable under treatment. Doctors are testing him to confirm if he really has Mpox. The health ministry says the development of this case is consistent with their earlier risk assessment and there is no cause for undue concern. The patient’s samples are being tested to confirm the presence of Mpox.

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Mpox is a disease that can affect humans and animals. It causes a rash with blisters that turn into scabs, fever, and swollen glands. According to WHO, at least 30 cases have been reported in India and the last case of Mpox was detected in March 2024 in Kerala. The first announcement of the global outbreak was made in 2022.

It was said that a meeting of experts was convened by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assess the risk for India, and a Communicable Disease (CD) Alert on Mpox was issued earlier by the NCDC and is being updated to capture the newer developments. In addition, the government has alerted airports, ports, and borders and asked authorities to remain vigilant against the global rise in these cases.

Mpox can spread from person to person mainly through close contact and sometimes from the environment to people that have been touched by another person who has Mpox. It can also be spread through animals from infected to people who rear them or those who have close contact with the animals as this condition might cause lung and blood infections.

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