Monkeypox: Health confirms the presence of two other cases in El Salvador

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) confirmed two more cases of the infected monkey pox In the country, and thus the number rises to four injuries in the national territory.

According to the ministerial information, they are two men, one of whom is 31 years old and the other 66 years old, in stable condition.

Health workers are tracking both people’s contacts, as posted by the state’s wallet on its Twitter account.

“Both cases are unrelated to each other and really adhere to medical protocol,” Mensal detailed.

The first detection of monkeypox infection occurred on August 31, in a 28-year-old woman.

The second case was confirmed on September 10, in a 40-year-old man, also unrelated to the first infection.

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As for the case just mentioned, the head of the Ministry of Health, Francisco Alabi, said days later in a television interview, that the person had not left the country before the infection, so he concluded that the virus that causes the disease It is already spreading among the Salvadoran population.

The initial symptoms of monkeypox are: fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and physical exhaustion. One to three days after the first feeling of discomfort, a rash or rash appears on the person.

At the beginning of September, the World Health Organization had already reported 50,496 cases of the disease in 101 countries globally, with 16 people losing their lives to monkeypox.

Public health and psychology professionals have recommended that the Ministry of Health strengthen Information campaign about this diseaseso that the population has greater knowledge of the disease and knows what to do in the event of infection or the appearance of symptoms similar to this disease.