Number of confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Portugal rises to 871 — DNOTICIAS.PT
The number of cases of infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal has been confirmed to 871, more than 25 than the total recorded in the last week, announced today by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
“All regions of mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira reported cases, of which 625 (78.5%) in the health region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley”, said the DGS in the weekly update on the evolution of the disease in the country. .
According to the health authority, until Wednesday, 796 cases were reported in SINAVEmed (National Epidemiological Surveillance System), most of which belong to the age group between 30 and 39 years (44%).
According to the eight DGS data, 99% of infections were recorded in men (788), with cases reported in women.
The DGS also advanced that the recent average of confirmed cases of infection by the Monkeypox virus “corroborates the slowdown observed in the notification and, by approximation, of the confirmation of the infection”.
In 8 close contacts, 3.8 of the close contacts of people prepared by Graça were prepared, which is what the first oriented contacts in the different regions of the country intend to do.
“, in conjunction with the Commission and the Vaccination Commission, is D and the Vaccination Technique, is studying and the GS technique to assess how operationalization conditions and vaccines underlined the management of the prevention reserve to address the limitation”, general .
Dlinho and measures for the use of professional resources, exceptional health in addition to technicians for adults, are used in a comprehensive way for health in addition to technicians for adults.
From January 1 to August 30, 47,751 confirmed cases and 302 probable cases of human infection with the VMPX virus were reported to the World Health Organization in 101 countries, with 15 deaths reported.
Common symptoms of Monkeypox infection are a more intense fever, symptoms of increased head, tiredness, large muscles with progressive appearance and rashes that reach the skin and mucous membranes.
Only one person who can be infected drops out after a full week of scabs, of dermatological solutions, a period that can be predicted, four full weeks.
The Monkeypox virus is transmitted by contact, namely physical contact or close fluids, or contact with material such as sheets, towels or personal equipment.