The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said it has promptly reported the situation and disease prevention and control activities in the area to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, of which monkeypox is of concern.
According to this latest report, on October 6, Ho Chi Minh City discovered 4 new cases of monkeypox. The total number of monkeypox cases in Ho Chi Minh City to date is 13 (including 1 case discovered in Taiwan in July 2023, 2 imported cases). Currently, the monkeypox cases are being treated stably.
The risk of monkeypox transmission has been determined to be related to respiratory droplets. (photo source: internet).
The work of monitoring, early detection and treatment of monkeypox is still being strengthened by the Ho Chi Minh City health sector.
It is known that the risk of monkeypox transmission is determined to be related to respiratory droplets.
Living with or sharing things with someone who has monkeypox puts you at risk of getting the disease. However, currently, the recorded cases of monkeypox are mainly in children.
Symptoms of monkeypox can be recognized if you experience some symptoms such as: High fever, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, rash,... Usually this disease can last 2 - 4 weeks and symptoms of monkeypox are detected after the body is infected with the virus from 5 to 21 days.
Most cases of smallpox when recorded found that the initial symptoms are mostly fever, headache, chills, swollen lymph nodes and exhaustion. In patients who have started fever, most patients have a rash with itching for 1 - 3 days. The face is the first part to appear and then it will spread to the rest of the body.
Initially, pustules will only appear sparsely but then will spread and the number of pimples can reach thousands. Inside each pimple is filled with fluid called pus. When treated well, they will gradually form a scab and disappear until the skin returns to normal.
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