The Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of death this Friday (29). monkey flower (monkey flower) in Brazil. The information is taken from the G1 portal.
According to the publication, the death of an immunocompromised man who contracted the disease was recorded in Uberlândia (MG).
This Friday, the Ministry of Health confirmed in a note that 1,066 cases of the disease have already been registered in the country. São Paulo (823), Rio de Janeiro (124) and Minas Gerais (44) are the states most infected.
Monkeypox was recently declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday.
Despite its name, transmission to humans is mainly carried out by rodents. Studies show that the main route of transmission between humans in the current epidemic is sexual contact. Most of those infected are gay and bisexual men, but health experts warn that anyone outside the risk group can also have the disease.
In addition to the sexual route, very close physical contact and respiratory droplets can transmit the disease.
Source: Tec Mundo
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