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Monkeypox WARNING: Global Nealth Emergency Declared
Monkeypox Symptoms - Seven Signs to Watch Out For as Airborne Virus Confirmed
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today confirmed that one person, who had travelled to the UK from Nigeria, had contracted monkeypox and is receiving specialist care in London
Daily Mirror 8 MAY 2022
Scientists have confirmed the key symptoms of monkeypox after a case was today confirmed in the UK.
The patient is currently being given specialist care at a hospital in London after contracting the virus - which shares many similarities with smallpox - in Nigeria.
Experts have stressed that human-to-human transmission is rare, but said some people who have come into contact with the individual will be contacted as a precaution.
Cases in the UK are rare, with the viral infection - which was first found in humans in 1970 - most prevalent in parts of Western and Central Africa.
In most instances it causes a mild illness, with fever usually followed by a rash breaking out, usually on the face.
Most people recover within four weeks, medics said today, although the virus can cause serious illness in rare cases.
What is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a viral infection with several similarities to smallpox.
It was first discovered in a colony of monkeys in the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1958, with the first human case confirmed in 1970.
In most cases it is a "mild self-limiting" illness and the majority of people recover within a few weeks, experts say.
Today the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed a case had been detected after contracting the virus in Nigeria.
The patient is currently in an insolation unit and being cared for at the expert infectious disease unit at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London.
The UKHSA has said the risk of transmission to the general population is low.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox has been shown to cause death in as many as 1 in 10 patients in Africa.
Patients experience fever before the rash breaks out, experts say
What are the symptoms of monkeypox?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are seven key symptoms that can signal a monkeypox infection.
Many of these are similar to smallpox, although swellings to the lymph nodes are an indicator of monkeypox.
These are:
Fever
Headache
Muscle aches
Backache
Swollen lymph nodes
Chills
Exhaustion
Within one to three days of the fever starting, a patient usually develops a rash, often beginning on the face then spreading to other parts of the body.
The virus has many similarities with smallpox, but rarely passes between humans, experts believe
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