
A sample of human skin with monkeypox virus under a microscope. File photoMEXICO CITY, Jun 18First case of monkeypox detected in Chile, Health Minister Begoña Jarza Sanchez said. symptoms,” she said during a speech to local media, which the ministry published on Twitter. According to her, this case does not inspire fear from the point of view of epidemiology — the carrier of the virus is isolated, and the government is ready to implement the necessary biosecurity protocols. The first case of human infection with smallpox monkeys was identified back in 1970. Subsequently, this diagnosis was made to people repeatedly, but, as a rule, those infected were in Africa. Transmission of the virus, according to medical observations, usually occurred from an animal to a person. monkeypox in various European countries, as well as in America and Australia. At the same time, the ways of spreading the infection are not entirely clear to specialists. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is also transmitted between people. It is usually a mild illness and most people recover within a few weeks, but complications can occur in some people. 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.

