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Out of the total of 9 cases in the country, 4 cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala.
Monkeypox spread through close contact of mucosa or non-intact skin with infectious material, or large respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.
The woman has fever and skin lesions and is admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, sources said, adding her samples were sent for testing and the results came positive on Wednesday.
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.