The São Paulo Health Department confirmed today (11) the second case of monkeypox in the state. The disease was detected in a 29-year-old man, who is isolated at his residence in Vinhedo, in the interior of the state. 
According to the Health Department, the case is considered imported, because the man has a history of travel to Portugal and Spain. He had his first symptoms while still in Europe. The positive result was confirmed by a Spanish laboratory after landing in Brazil, which took place last Wednesday (8).
Last Thursday (9), the government of São Paulo confirmed the first case in the country: a resident of the capital of São Paulo who is hospitalized at the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, with a good evolution of the clinical picture.
Monkeypox in English monkeypox, is a rare viral disease transmitted by close contact with an infected person with skin lesions. Contact can be through hugs, kisses, massages or sexual intercourse. The disease is also transmitted by respiratory secretions.
The disease can also be transmitted by contact with objects, fabrics (clothes, bedding or towels) and surfaces that were used by the patient. There is no specific treatment against the disease, but the clinical pictures are usually mild, requiring care and observation of the lesions.
According to the Health Department, the first symptoms may be fever, headache, muscle and back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills or tiredness. One to three days after the onset of symptoms, people develop skin lesions, usually on the mouth, feet, chest, face, and/or genital areas.
For prevention, close contact with the sick person should be avoided until all wounds have healed, as well as with any material that has been used by the infected. It is also important to wash your hands, washing them with soap and water or using alcohol gel.
