The third case in the country corresponds to a man in the age group of 40 to 50 years and it is the first in Asunciónsince the previous two are from Central.
The patient began present the first symptoms on October 20, including fever, tiredness, muscle pain and headache. In addition, on the second day he had skin rashes on the neck, scalp, trunk, upper and lower limbs.
just at fourth day he went to the doctor’s office and his condition is currently stable, under outpatient treatment, as reported by the Ministry of Public Health.
health authorities They monitor the patient and their environment, as well as their contacts, in order to rule out possible new cases. “There is concern that the virus is circulating as a silent epidemic; We are seeing very few cases and the contagion is taking place in our community”, commented the Director of Surveillance, Guillermo Sequera.
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Clarified that sexual contact is not the only form of transmission, but it is the one with the highest risk. Physical, skin-to-skin contact is the main route of spread.
It can rarely be transmitted by items contaminated with the virus and exceptionally by a simple handshake or hug.
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