The flag of Slovakia. Archival photoPRAGUE, June 14The first case of monkeypox has been previously confirmed in Slovakia, in a hospital in the city of Presov (in the east of the country), a woman was hospitalized with suspicion of this disease, the TA3 TV channel reported, citing the deputy head physician of the hospital, Boris Mavrodieva.»A patient with suspected monkeypox was admitted to the Infectology Department of the University Hospital of Presov. We are currently waiting for the results of laboratory tests sent to Bratislava,» Mavrodieva TV channel quotes.
WHO will convene a committee on emergency situations due to monkeypoxThe information from Presov was confirmed to the TV channel by the representative of the Public Health Department of the Republic Dasha Rachkova.»The tests taken from a patient from the Presov hospital were obtained by a laboratory in Bratislava. The patient is still in in the hospital. We will inform the public about the further development of the situation,» she said. Rachkova. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is also transmitted between people. It is usually a mild condition and most people recover within a few weeks, but complications can occur for some. The initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and exhaustion. A rash may develop, often starting on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body. The rash changes and goes through various stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off. and DistributionInfographicView
