Halton Region Public Health has reported the region’s first( case of monkeypox virus. The patient is currently isolating at home and every contact has been notified by Halton public health.
While talking about monkeypox, Dr Hamidah Meghani, Halton Region Medical Officer of Health said: “While most people infected with monkeypox will have mild symptoms some people, such as children, pregnant women and those with immunodeficiencies, are at higher risk for severe disease.
“If you have symptoms of monkeypox, it is important to stay home and call your doctor to be assessed. When seeking medical care you should wear a high-quality medical mask and cover-up all lesions.”
Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, low energy, muscle aches and skin rash/lesions.
The rash usually commences between one and three days after the start of a fever while lesions can be flat or slightly pumped, filled with yellowish fluid, and can later crust, dry up and fall off.
The number of lesions on an individual range from a few to thousands. The rash seems to be concentrated on the face, palms and soles of the feet. Symptoms can appear between five and 21 days after exposure to monkeypox but normally appear in seven and 14 days.
Symptoms persist between two to four weeks and disappear without treatment and the virus can spread through respiratory secretions, direct contact with skin lesions, and/or contact with materials infected with the virus.
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