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South Africa has recorded the second laboratory-confirmed case of Mpox disease, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus with the potential to cause a painful or itchy rash like pimples or blisters. The new patient is a 39-year-old male who was admitted at Addington Hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) without travel history to countries and regions currently experiencing the outbreak of the disease.
Flu may cause severe illness leading to hospitalisation or possibly death, especially among those at risk of severe flu illness or complications, the department cautioned.
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