The number of cases of infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal has been confirmed to 898, 27 more 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 641 (77%) in the health region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo”, said the DGS in the weekly update on the evolution of the disease in the country.
According to the health authority, until Wednesday, 831 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 data from the DGS, 99% of infections were recorded in men (823), 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 until Sunday of July they were initiated and there are still 4 of the last six contacts of July were initiated, to the fourth of the last six people of July were initiated, beside that continue to be selected for the last contacts by Graça Freitas, beside that continue to be hired and oriented to contact at hand. different regions of the country.
From January 1 to September 7, 54,707 confirmed cases and 397 probable cases of human infection with the VMPX virus were reported to the World Health Organization in 102 countries, with 18 deaths reported.
with the new ones made available by the DGS, the number of cases reported in the world according to the date of September 25.5% on the date of August of August 29, compared to the previous seven days.
The 10 countries with the highest number of cases are the United States of America (19,833), Spain (6,749), Brazil (5,525), France (3,646), Germany (3,505), the United Kingdom (3,484), Peru (1,724), Canada (1,289), the Netherlands (1,172) and Colombia (938), which together account for 87.5% of reported infections globally.
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.