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National
Wednesday November 16, 2022 | 12:31 p.m.
Minsal reports first death from monkey smallpox in Chile
by Emilio Lara
The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Wednesday afternoon the first death from monkey smallpox in Chile.
The portfolio only reported that it is an adult man who was diagnosed with the disease on September 29.
"The patient had basic pathologies and a weakened immune system (immunosuppression)," they confirmed from the Government.
Until this death, of the total deaths worldwide, 30 corresponded to America, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): 12 in Brazil, 11 in the United States, four in Mexico, two in Ecuador and one in Cuba.
With the last report, as of November 14, the Minsal detected another 35 cases of monkeypox in Chile, accumulating 1,243 confirmed, 649 patients discharged and 693 discarded.
As of November 10, 98.3% of the cases corresponded to men, 53.9% of the cases self-reported with HIV, 11.4% with syphilis, 1.6% with gonorrhea and 2.3 % with other coinfections.
Among the most frequent signs and symptoms, the Government detailed that 99.2% presented acute exanthema (skin eruptions), although there was also talk of anogenital skin or mucosa lesions, lymphadenopathy, fever over 38.5°C and headache...
National
Wednesday November 16, 2022 | 12:31 p.m.
Minsal reports first death from monkey smallpox in Chile
by Emilio Lara
The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Wednesday afternoon the first death from monkey smallpox in Chile.
The portfolio only reported that it is an adult man who was diagnosed with the disease on September 29.
"The patient had basic pathologies and a weakened immune system (immunosuppression)," they confirmed from the Government.
Until this death, of the total deaths worldwide, 30 corresponded to America, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): 12 in Brazil, 11 in the United States, four in Mexico, two in Ecuador and one in Cuba.
With the last report, as of November 14, the Minsal detected another 35 cases of monkeypox in Chile, accumulating 1,243 confirmed, 649 patients discharged and 693 discarded.
As of November 10, 98.3% of the cases corresponded to men, 53.9% of the cases self-reported with HIV, 11.4% with syphilis, 1.6% with gonorrhea and 2.3 % with other coinfections.
Among the most frequent signs and symptoms, the Government detailed that 99.2% presented acute exanthema (skin eruptions), although there was also talk of anogenital skin or mucosa lesions, lymphadenopathy, fever over 38.5°C and headache...