Sudan Reports 1st Monkeypox Case

Sudanese Health Ministry announced on Monday, the registration of the first confirmed case of monkeypox. 

In a statement, the ministry added that a 16-year-old student was confirmed sick with the virus in West Darfur state.

It is worth mentioning that, Monkeypox disease is usually self-limited, meaning it typically resolves itself without treatment,” the WHO said, warning that severe cases may occur and that the fatality ratio due to the disease has been around three to six percent.

Symptoms of the disease, which usually last from two to four weeks, include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. The disease can be transmitted to people from other infected persons or animals.

Monkeypox is less contagious than notorious smallpox, which was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980, and causes less severe illness.

To prevent the infection, you should not touch sick or dead animals that are found in places where monkeypox spreads.

People infected with the virus should be isolated and animals carrying the virus should be quarantined.

You should wash your hands well with water and soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizers and use masks and gloves when providing care to people infected with the virus.