The first case of monkeypox disease was registered in Ukraine

This was reported by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Currently, the patient is hospitalized in a medical facility for inpatient treatment, he has a mild course of the disease, the ministry said.

According to the patient, he had no contact with patients with monkeypox and did not travel abroad. Most likely the patient was infected in one of the big cities of the country.

The Ministry of Health recalled the main symptoms of smallpox:

fever,
headache,
myalgia (muscle pain),
backache,
enlarged lymph nodes
chills,
sore throat,
nasal congestion,
cough,
rash in the form of bubbles.
Sometimes people get a rash first and then other symptoms. Some may only have a rash. The illness usually lasts two to four weeks.

Monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person. This requires direct physical contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids of the sick person. We are talking about communication at close range, breathing, touch, kissing, sex.