The 27-year-old, who lives in the capital Jakarta, had returned from a trip abroad on August 8, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril told a news conference. The man started showing symptoms five days later and went to see a doctor. He tested positive for monkeypox on Friday night and is now self-isolating at home, Syachril said. “It is a self-limiting disease that will disappear after 20 days if the patient has no pre-existing conditions,” Syahril said, adding that the government currently does not see the need to implement any community-level restrictions to contain smallpox. monkeys. Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation of more than 270 million people, has been on alert for the spread of monkeypox since the World Health Organization asked countries to step up vigilance following an outbreak in the UK in May . Before then, the monkeypox virus was endemic only in several African countries. Monkey pox is spread when people have close, physical contact with an infected person’s lesions, clothing, or bed linen. Sexual contact can enhance transmission. Most people recover from monkeypox without needing treatment, but the lesions can be extremely painful. More severe cases can lead to complications such as inflammation of the brain and death. Globally, more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in nearly 90 countries. Last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global emergency. Monkey pox is not an entirely new disease, but one that has been known since at least the 1970s and has been a serious challenge in Africa for years. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are scrambling to stop the spread of the disease. SHARE:
title: “Indonesia Announces First Case Of Monkeypox " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-07” author: “Stacy Baskin”
The 27-year-old, who lives in the capital Jakarta, had returned from a trip abroad on August 8, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril told a news conference. The man started showing symptoms five days later and went to see a doctor. He tested positive for monkeypox on Friday night and is now self-isolating at home, Syachril said. “It is a self-limiting disease that will disappear after 20 days if the patient has no pre-existing conditions,” Syahril said, adding that the government currently does not see the need to implement any community-level restrictions to contain smallpox. monkeys. Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation of more than 270 million people, has been on alert for the spread of monkeypox since the World Health Organization asked countries to step up vigilance following an outbreak in the UK in May . Before then, the monkeypox virus was endemic only in several African countries. Monkey pox is spread when people have close, physical contact with an infected person’s lesions, clothing, or bed linen. Sexual contact can enhance transmission. Most people recover from monkeypox without needing treatment, but the lesions can be extremely painful. More severe cases can lead to complications such as inflammation of the brain and death. Globally, more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in nearly 90 countries. Last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global emergency. Monkey pox is not an entirely new disease, but one that has been known since at least the 1970s and has been a serious challenge in Africa for years. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are scrambling to stop the spread of the disease. SHARE:
