The Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) confirmed this Tuesday the tenth case of monkeypox or monkeypox.
This tenth case is a 29-year-old male patient, a foreigner residing in Panama.
The source of contagion in this case is related to a case detected in Panama with whom he had close contact on August 14, later the patient presented symptoms on August 26 with fever, general malaise and joint pain.
On August 28, vesicular lesions appeared on the skin, so he went to the Parque Lefevre Polycenter on August 29 in search of medical attention, the samples were taken and sent to the Gorgas Commemorative Institute for Health Studies, giving a positive result. monkeypox or monkey (Monkey Pox).
As highlighted in the Epidemiology report, all relevant epidemiological surveillance, the traceability team, the rapid response team, were activated immediately, before and after the onset of symptoms.
The Minsa stressed that the transmission of monkeypox is spread from person to person, it can be caused by skin lesions, from one infected person to another, respiratory and body fluids; and also through infected clothing or any surface that has had contact with the lesions.
Since last May 24, Panama declared a health alert throughout the country and epidemiological surveillance was redoubled in all health regions and all entry points into the national territory.
Worldwide, the data reported by the WHO indicate that the majority of cases are men, 93% of cases are between 25 and 45 years old, one of the main routes of transmission being close contact during sexual intercourse. Therefore, it is recommended to practice safe sex and avoid having sex with multiple partners.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently noted that monkeypox infection can be divided into two stages. The first is incubation, which can last from zero to 5 days. The second, of skin rash, which can vary between one to three days, after the onset of fever.
