A 37-year-old resident of Praia Grande is the second person killed by monkeypox in the state of São Paulo — the first in Baixada Santista. He had comorbidities, according to the state Department of Health.
The death occurred in the early hours of this Saturday (15), in a private hospital in Santos.
With the case, Brazil totals seven deaths from monkeypox. Two deaths were recorded in Minas Gerais and three in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to the two in São Paulo. Patients also had comorbidities, which increases the risk of complications from the disease.
The boy had been diagnosed with the disease in early August. The following month, he was admitted to a private hospital in Praia Grande (which is 70km from the capital) due to secondary infections, and then he was taken to another private hospital in Santos, where he died.
The Praia Grande Health Department reported that the man was accompanied by the Epidemiological Surveillance Division throughout the period of hospitalization.
The report sought the City of Santos for more details, but the agency said that the information should be obtained from the city of Praia Grande.
On Wednesday (12), the state of São Paulo had recorded the first death from monkeypox. The patient was 26 years old and lived in the capital. He had been hospitalized at the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas since August 1, had comorbidities and was undergoing treatment with antivirals for emergency use in critically ill patients.
According to the State Department of Health, as of October 13, the state had 3,901 confirmations of monkeypox and 1,018 suspects, which remain under investigation. Baixada Santista was 62 —19 in Praia Grande, 18 in Santos, 13 in São Vicente, 7 in Guarujá, 4 in Itanhaém and 1 in Cubatão.
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the Ministry of Health, updated until October 14, the country has 8,652 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 4,894 under investigation.
The main symptom of the disease is the appearance of lesions similar to pimples or blisters, which can appear on the face, inside the mouth, on the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus. The others are lump in the neck, armpit and groin, fever, headache and body ache, chills and weakness. The incubation period is typically three to 16 days, but can be as long as 21.
Vaccination is essential to prevent the disease. On the 4th, Brazil received the first batch of vaccines against monkeypox. There are 9,800 doses, which will be used in a study.
In all, the Ministry of Health ordered 50,000 doses through PAHO (Pan American Health Organization), an arm of the WHO (World Health Organization) in the Americas.
The other preventive measures avoid intimate or sexual contact with people who have skin lesions or confirmation of the disease; wash hands with soap and water and use alcohol gel; not share bedding, towels, cutlery, cups, personal items or sex toys; wear mask.
People with suspected or confirmed disease should be isolated.
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