New Delhi: A suspected case of monkeypox was reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, adjoining Delhi, however the affected person’s laboratory outcomes turned out to be detrimental, well being division officers stated on Wednesday.
In keeping with officers, the affected person is a 47-year-old girl who approached the well being division on Tuesday, after which her samples have been taken. “The samples have been despatched for a check to Lucknow, and the affected person is in residence isolation in the meanwhile. Monkeypox may be confirmed solely after the check outcomes are out,” an area well being official had stated.
The girl, who lives in Better Noida and is a faculty instructor, had fever, physique ache together with rashes for the previous few days, signs much like these exhibited by monkeypox sufferers, in response to officers.
On Wednesday night, Noida Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma stated, “the lab report of the suspected case reported yesterday is offered now. It’s detrimental for monkeypox.”
What’s Monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to people from animals) with signs much like these seen previously in smallpox sufferers, though it’s clinically much less extreme.
Monkeypox is normally a self-limited illness with the signs lasting two to 4 weeks. It sometimes presents itself with fever, headache, rashes, sore throat, cough and swollen lymph nodes. India has thus far recorded 4 instances of monkeypox, three in Kerala and one in Delhi.
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