Amid reports of monkeypox from some countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Center for Disease Control and ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation. PTI report good.
Additionally, the Union Health Ministry has directed airport and port health officials to remain vigilant, he said. An official source said, “They have been directed to isolate any sick traveler with a history of travel to monkeypox affected countries and send the samples to the National Institute of Virology’s BSL4 facility in Pune for testing.” “
He added, “The Union health minister On Thursday, directed the National Center for Disease Control and ICMR to closely monitor and monitor the situation in India.
This development comes in the wake of cases of monkeypox from UK, USA, Portugal, Spain and some other European countries. In humans, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to smallpox but mild.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said that monkeypox It usually appears in humans with fever, rashes and swollen lymph nodes and can lead to a variety of medical complications.
Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting disease with symptoms lasting two to four weeks. It could also be serious, the WHO said, adding that the case fatality ratio has been around 3-6% in recent days.
The monkeypox virus is spread from person to person through close contact with contaminated material such as wounds, body fluids, respiratory droplets and bedding.
The WHO states that the clinical presentation of monkeypox is similar to smallpox. The world health body says transmission of the disease can also occur from mother to fetus (which can lead to congenital monkeypox) or through close contact during and after birth.
While close physical contact is a well-known risk factor for transmission, it is not clear at this time whether monkeypox can be transmitted exclusively through sexual transmission routes, according to the WHO.
(with inputs from agencies)