In India, a 22-year-old youth from Kerala died last week reportedly due to monkeypox. According to media reports, he returned to the state on July 21 from the UAE.
Monkeypox: There are two types of monkeypox virus- West African and Congo Basin. It is reported that the infection spreading at this time is from the West African type.
Delhi Monkeypox: She is the first woman in the country to test positive for monkeypox which manifests itself with fever, skin lesions and swollen lymph nodes.
Dr. PS Indu, professor and head of the department of community medicine at the Government Medical College in Kollam, discussed in detail what should be done to avoid silent transmission of Monkeypox.