The Minister of Health, Carolina Corcho, made a call to care and prevention, since I know cases of monkeypox have increased in Colombia. in the country are recorded 84 cases, and although the disease is spread only through close physical contact with an infected person, caution is advised Taking into account that a festive bridge is coming With several mass attendance events and festivities at the national level.
“Close face-to-face or skin-to-skin contact, such as kissing, hugging, licking, and even sharing personal items of someone infected with monkeypox, they create the conditions to contract the disease,” explained the minister.
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Minister Corcho reiterated that monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, nor is it exclusive to one population group. Although the WHO has warned that it occurs more frequently in men who have sex with other men.
Touch or share personal items such as the cell phone, clothes, sheets, vapers, cigarettes, glasses, drinks, towels, cutlery, brushes and any other item or surface that may have been in contact with skin lesions of a sick person, It can also cause contagion.
That is why the Ministry of Health and Social Protection reiterates the call to extreme self-care measures to avoid contagion by the means described above.
“If you suspect you have the disease or be a contact of a case, go to health services because only health services can be diagnosed by a laboratory test, and collaborate and honestly tell all your contacts,” added the Minister of Health.
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Covid is still a risk
As for Covid-19, the virus continues to circulate and its transmission is easier than before due to new mutations, and although mortality and ICU hospitalization have decreased markedly thanks to vaccinesthere are municipalities with low vaccination coverage that maintain a large number of vulnerable population.
For this reason, the importance of frequent hand washing and the use of face masks, measures that help prevent the spread of covid and other diseases.
According to the Ministry of Health and scientific studies, people without a vaccine maintain active transmission. The complete vaccination schedules remain the best tool to prevent infections and deaths.
