According to the patient, she did not have sexual intercourse with men, did not use drugs, did not wear a mask. And all the participants were in revealing clothing with bare sleeves and shorts, like the victim herself.
It is noteworthy that three months before the monkeypox, the man was treated for syphilis. At the same time, he did not have the characteristic symptoms of monkeypox: before the appearance of the skin rash, the patient did not have fever, chills, headache, swollen lymph nodes, cough, fatigue or pain in the anorectal region. In addition, there was no redness in the genital area of the patient.
Experts said that although most cases in 2022 were infected during sexual contact between men, this case is a clear example of the fact that a mass gathering of people could be the source of the monkeypox virus. According to the doctors, the patient’s atypical symptoms demonstrated the importance of local testing for monkeypox, as it is a laboratory test that allows the virus to be detected and diagnosed within 12 hours of the onset of the first symptoms.
Source: Ferra
