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In India, a 22-year-old youth from Kerala died last week reportedly due to monkeypox. According to media reports, he returned to the state on July 21 from the UAE.

Monkeypox: There are two types of monkeypox virus- West African and Congo Basin. It is reported that the infection spreading at this time is from the West African type.

Delhi Monkeypox: She is the first woman in the country to test positive for monkeypox which manifests itself with fever, skin lesions and swollen lymph nodes.

A 31-year-old woman has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi. There is no information about her travel history.

Dr. PS Indu, professor and head of the department of community medicine at the Government Medical College in Kollam, discussed in detail what should be done to avoid silent transmission of Monkeypox.

Monkeypox: Twenty of these rooms have been set up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.

Monkeypox virus: Yesterday, Kerala confirmed that samples of a 22-year-old man, who died on July 30, tested positive, making him Indias first monkeypox-related fatality.

Days after the death of one person with Monkeypox-like symptoms in the state, another Monkeypox case has been confirmed in Kerala as a UAE returnee tested positive today.

Eight cases of the monkeypox disease have been detected in India so far, of which, five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Madaviya said.

The cause of death will be investigated as the fatality rate from the disease is low, the health minister said.