In the UK, a child is said to be in intensive care due to a monkeypox infection. He is believed to be currently being treated at a London hospital.
epidemiologist Dr Susan Hopkins told Britain’s Mirror that cases are currently on the rise. However, she declined to comment on information about a specific case.
Three weeks of quarantine on contact
So far, 20 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Britain, and there are reportedly around 145 cases worldwide – a first case has already occurred in Austria (see video below).
The UK health authority UKHSA recommends a three-week quarantine for close contacts of people infected with monkeypox. You’re likely to become infected if you either live in the same household with a sick person, have had sexual intercourse with such a person, or changed the bedding without protective clothing, a statement said Monday.
Usually only mild courses
According to health authorities, the virus usually causes only mild symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches and rashes. However, monkeypox can also be serious, in individual cases fatal diseases are possible. Particular caution is advised, for example, in patient groups with a weakened immune system, ie patients with a weak immune system, but also in children and pregnant women.
Many transmission options
The pathogen is mainly transmitted through direct contact or contact with contaminated materials. In the cases currently on record, most are men who have had sexual contact with other men.
According to the German Robert Koch Institute, transmission to humans usually occurs through contact with infected animals or animal blood and secretions, through eating infected monkey meat and through droplet infection. It can get into wounds or the eyes of contacts through pustules, for example, but inhaling droplets containing the particles is also one way, experts add.
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