This July 19, the Secretary of Health of the State of Nuevo León confirmed two more cases of monkeypox, also known as monkeypox. In total, there are three confirmed cases in the entity after the first infection of a young man with HIV who came with symptoms and was detected at the University Hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, was reported on July 7.
Through a statement, the state agency reported that the two cases detected correspond to members of the C5 staff, located on the national highway in Monterrey, inside the Public Security building.
After confirming the illness in the institution’s staff, it was announced that the servers, whose sex was not specified, were temporarily separated from their duties, although no serious illnesses were reported and they would undergo outpatient treatment, while the rest of the The workforce continues to work with increased prevention measures.
In addition, the health authorities reported that none of the contacts of the two detected cases have presented symptoms of the disease and that the first case reported on July 7 has already been discharged after completing his isolation.
At the moment, two other possible cases of monkeypox are known in Nuevo León, whose laboratory samples have already been sent to the Institute of Diagnosis and Reference (INDRE) for analysis.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox is a disease that is transmitted from one person to another through close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated materials such as bedding. Its incubation period (the interval from infection to onset of symptoms) can range from 6 to 21 days.
The most common clinical signs include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. Skin rashes usually appear one to three days after the fever and affect the face in about 95 percent of patients. According to the WHO, monkeypox is fatal in up to six percent of cases.
The agency recommends that the population maintain prevention measures, including the use of face masks, social distancing, cleaning and disinfection of spaces, hand washing, covering the mouth with the inner angle of the elbow when coughing or sneezing, as well as isolation. social in case of presenting symptoms such as fever, body discomfort and skin rashes on various parts of the body.