The State Department of Health (Sesa) reported that Paraná has three suspected cases of monkeypox or monkeypox. There are three men between the ages of 27 and 39 who live in Curitiba, Cascavel, and Londrina. The first case in Brazil was confirmed on June 9, in Sao Paulo.
Patients have a history of travel to São Paulo, France, England and Turkey. Samples were collected from the suspects and are in the process of being sent to the State Central Laboratory (Lacen / PR), which is responsible for communicating with the Ministry of Health to be sent to the reference laboratory for cases of this disease, in São Paulo.
A few weeks ago, Sesa made a profile Guidance Note No. 01/2022 on the flow of care for suspected cases. The document was sent to the municipalities for guidance. In addition, the state health department has created a page for information and publications about the disease. over here.
Monkeypox is a viral disease and human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through contact with skin lesions of infected people or newly contaminated objects. The infection causes a rash that usually develops on the face and then spreads to other parts of the body. The main symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, lymphadenopathy, chills, and fatigue.
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