State Sen. Eddie Melton urges Indiana health officials to be proactive in monkeypox response
"I urge our state to begin taking proactive steps as well so we can get out ahead of this health issue before there’s a further spike in cases," said state
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"I urge our state to begin taking proactive steps as well so we can get out ahead of this health issue before there’s a further spike in cases," said state
Monkeypox: The 29-year-old patient, a resident of Nava Nagna village in Jamnagar district, is currently admitted to a special ward created in the city-based GG Hospital, said Dr Nandini Desai, dean of the MP Shah Government Medical College attached with the hospital.
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India reported four monekypox cases with the latest being a 31-year-old Delhi man with no foreign travel history. Three other cases of monkeypox have been detected in Kerala.
The first case of monkeypox has raised concerns about its spread. However, experts say that although it is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, monkeypox does not spread like COVID-19.