Whats the diagnosis?
Infectious disease specialist Francisco Márquez Díaz noted that it is very important for the public to be aware of the symptoms of monkeypox so that they can receive prompt treatment and avoid health complications.
Likewise, and after pointing out that the reports available indicate that 202 possible cases have been reported and studied in the country and that only 49 of them have been confirmed with the respective laboratory studies, the specialist in infectious contagious diseases stressed that it is very important for people to know that monkeypox is acquired and transmitted essentially through direct contact with bodily fluids and is at greater risk in the case of sexual relations with people of the same sex, as well as through the use of objects contaminated by infected people.
LATENT RISK
The fact that confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in several parts of the country increases the risk that the viral disease could reach Aguascalientes at any time, so “we must not be careless and take preventive measures to avoid contagion.”
Regarding this matter, the federal Ministry of Health revealed that the 49 confirmed cases are located mostly in Mexico City, with 29 infected, followed by Quintana Roo, with 7 cases, and then the neighboring state of Jalisco, with 3 infected people, while Morelos and Puebla have two cases, and the State of Mexico, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala and Veracruz have one case.
The state’s proximity to Jalisco and the mobility of its population are significant risk factors for monkeypox reaching Aguascalientes at any time.
THE SYMPTOMS
Monkeypox can be transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids, particularly through sexual relations between men, through the use of clothing or eating utensils used by sick people that are not disinfected, and through injuries.
The main symptoms that identify monkeypox include fever above 38 degrees, swollen glands, a rash, back pain, fatigue and weakness, and the characteristic papules.
