New Delhi. The first case of monkeypox viral infection has been reported in India. The test report of the suspected person isolated in Delhi yesterday has come positive and monkeypox virus has been confirmed in him. However, the government says that the virus has been identified as Clade 2 variant, which does not come under the emergency issued by WHO, so there is no need to panic. Today itself, an advisory was issued by the Union Health Ministry for the states and union territories regarding monkeypox. In this advisory, the central government has urged the states to remain alert and do screening and contact tracing.
India has confirmed a suspected monkeypox case in a traveller, identified as the Clade 2 variant, not part of WHO’s emergency. $GOVX pic.twitter.com/eOyO45z9mK
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The person who has been confirmed to have monkeypox virus has recently returned from abroad. At present, the patient’s condition is stable and he is being treated as per the relevant protocol. The health department is also engaged in identifying those people who have come in contact with this affected person. Apart from this, contact tracing is being done to find out where the person went after coming from abroad so that it can be known whether the symptoms of the disease are visible in any other person. Let us tell you that a person infected with monkeypox virus may have severe pain in the muscles and back along with high fever. Rashes may also appear on the body and in many cases there is also a possibility of severe headache. The fever in the affected person can last from 5 to 21 days.
These symptoms can appear 3 to 17 days after being infected by the virus. It is worth noting that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global emergency. The highest number of cases of this disease are being reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Apart from this, cases of monkeypox are also increasing rapidly in East African countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. Since 2022, more than 99 thousand people have lost their lives due to this disease worldwide.
