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The State Department of Health (SES) in Maranhão reports that Maranhão already has 22 confirmed cases of monkeypox (monkeypox). They are all male.
In total, 15 records occurred in Sao Luisbut there are also two cases in which Sao Jose de Ripamartwo in Santa Inesin addition to the case in Paco de LumiereAnd the Timon And the Bindari Miriam.
Age group of confirmed cases:
- From 20 to 29 years – 8 cases
- 30 to 39 years old – 10 cases
- 40 to 49 years – 4 cases
Maranhão has 48 suspected cases
In addition to the confirmed cases, Maranhão has reached 48 suspected monkeypox cases in 17 municipalities that are being investigated. Of these, 31 are male and 17 are female.
See breakdown by city below.
- Phrases – two cases
- Caxias – 1 case
- Igarapé do Meio – 1 case
- The Empress – 6 cases
- Miranda do Norte – 1 case
- Paço do Lumiar – 2 cases
- Quarries – 1 case
- Peritoró – 1 case
- Pius XII – 1 case
- Porto Franco – two cases
- São Luis – 21 cases
- São Luis Gonzaga de Maranhão – 1 case
- Santa Ines – two cases
- Santo Amaro de Maranhão – 2 cases
- Cyrano de Maranhão – 1 case
- Temperas – 1 case
- Nasr Miriam – two cases
Of all the suspected cases, 35 adults, eight teenagers, three children and two elderly people. Maranhão recorded its first case of monkeypox on August 10, 2022in São Luis, and since then authorities have been monitoring the disease’s progress.
Medical care for suspected cases
Dr. Hospital Carlos Maciera in São Luis (MA) – Photo: Reproduction / Meranti TV
In Grand Ilha, people with symptoms similar to monkeypox should contact the Basic Health Units, of the Municipal Administration, Carlos Maciera Hospital and Hospital da Ilha. In the interior of the state, in addition to UPAs, residents can seek care at six large regional hospitals.
“Every citizen with symptoms associated with monkeypox should look for the entrance door of the Basic Health Units, UPAS, and we will also have our reference hospitals. The hospitals of Grande Ilha will be Carlos Maceira Hospitals, Hospital da Ilha, and, within the state, our six regional hospitals. Remember that All said hospital units have isolation beds,” says Minister of State for Health, Tiago Fernandez.
Scientists say we don’t have a global problem of the magnitude of Covid-19, because monkeypox is better known to scientists and does not spread easily – Image: Getty Images
The initial symptoms of monkeypox are often fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, swollen glands (lymph nodes), chills, and fatigue.
After the incubation period [tempo entre a infecção e o início dos sintomas]The individual begins with a nonspecific appearance, with symptoms that we observe in other viruses: fever, malaise, fatigue, loss of appetite, prostration,” explains Gillian Trindade, virologist and researcher at the Department of Microbiology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).
Within one to three days (sometimes longer) after the fever appears, the patient develops a rash that usually begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body.
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