Monkeypox increasing in Kerala..! Number increased to 3..?

Sowmiya Sriram
Monkeypox increasing in Kerala..! Number increased to 3..?

It is reported that one person was admitted to Manjeri Medical college Hospital on the 13th due to fever and started showing symptoms of monkeypox on the 15th. The news that one more person has contracted monkeypox in kerala has come as a shock. The World health Organization has reported that monkeypox is spreading rapidly worldwide.
 So far 14,000 people have been affected by this infection and 5 people have died. However, because monkeypox is an infectious disease, international countries are taking precautionary measures. Accordingly, the Ministry of health has directed the airports and seaports of other states to require all passengers coming to india from other countries to be screened.
Following this, People's Welfare minister M. Subramanian said that no one has been infected with monkeypox in tamil Nadu so far and all international flights arriving in tamil Nadu are being monitored. Whereas the first case of monkeypox in india was detected in Kerala. Following this, a person who came from dubai to mangalore in karnataka returned to his native town near Kannur in kerala on July 13. He was diagnosed with monkeypox.
In this case, two people from kerala have already been infected with monkeypox, and now a third person has been infected. A 35-year-old man arrived in Malappuram, kerala from the United Arab Emirates on July 6. It is reported that he was admitted to Manjeri Medical college Hospital on the 13th due to fever and started showing symptoms of monkey measles on the 15th.
Meanwhile, the kerala health Department informed that his family and those who were in contact with him are under observation. It is noteworthy that all the 3 people who have been infected with monkeypox in india so far are from Kerala.
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