We have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic for over two years. Just when the effects of this disease began to pass slowly, another virus started to occupy the agenda in the past weeks, causing people to worry.
In the statements made, it was stated that this vidus called ‘monkey pox’, which has a death rate between 0% and 11%, started to spread all over the world. For this reason, it was a matter of great curiosity whether the disease could be seen in our country. Now the news has shown that there is a possibility that this may have happened.
Two people in Istanbul are waiting for test results on suspicion of monkeypox
According to the news Two foreign nationals with wounds on their hands went to a pharmacy in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul to buy medicine. The pharmacist who was there called the authorities, thinking that it might have been caused by the ‘monkey pox’ virus. After that, the police and health authorities ensured that these two people and one of their friends were taken to the hospital by ambulance. While it was stated that the test results were awaited, it was also stated that the cause of the wounds could be ‘chicken pox’.
The pharmacist, who made a statement, also stated that after noticing the wounds, he took pictures and sent them to a doctor. After that, it was stated that the doctor called the authorities and the people who came to the pharmacy with the suspicion of monkeypox were taken to the hospital. It is not known at the moment whether these people have the disease; Let me state once again that the test results are awaited for this.
the disease, which is stated to last from 5 to 21 days; It is stated that it has symptoms such as fever, headache, swelling of the lymph nodes, back pain, muscle aches, weakness. In addition, it is among the news that the United States will be the first country in the world to start the vaccine application for this epidemic. You can find all the details about the monkeypox virus at the link here.
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