Monkeypox: Experts Warn Of These 2 Never Heard Symptoms
- 30-Jul-2022
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New Delhi: Even as monkeypox cases spiked globally, experts across the world are keeping a close eye on the disease. The current monkeypox outbreak is by far the biggest involving the virus, and it’s been designated a global emergency. So far, officials say, all evidence indicates that the disease has spread mainly through networks of men who have sex with men. More new symptoms have emerged of the monkeypox disease that have raised concerns over the infection.
According to the British Medical Journal, experts have observed ‘new clinical course to the disease’ (new symptoms). Penile oedema (which is mainly painless and non-tender swelling of the penis) and rectal pain have been identified as the ‘new clinical course to the disease’ as per the journal.
The ‘Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease’ issued by the Centre, stated that human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring prolonged close contact.
It can also be transmitted through direct contact with body fluids or lesions, and indirect contact with lesion material such as through contaminated clothing or linen of an infected person. Animal-to-human transmission may occur by bite or scratch of infected animals or through bush meat preparation.
