It is called “monkey pox”, “simian pox” or even “Monkeypox infection”: to date, this infectious disease (caused by the simian orthopox virus) affects around 1,500 people in France, especially in the regions Ile-de-France.
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“The first symptoms of monkeypox appear between 5 and 21 days following contact with a sick person“explains Dr. Adrien Dereix, medical director of the International Medical Center (CMI) and medical director of the International Vaccination Center (CVI).
At first, we see the development of a fairly high fever (regarding 39°C) which generally lasts between 1 and 3 days: this can be accompanied by swelling of the glands, particularly in the neck, armpits , or groin (cervical, axillary, and/or inguinal lymphadenopathy), sore throat, body aches, abnormal fatigue and/or cough.
After a few days, pimples appear preferentially on the face, hands, feet and/or sexual organs: initially red, they gradually turn into vesicles, which means that they are filled with a liquid. at first transparent (like water) then yellowish.
“It is reminiscent of chickenpox pimples; however, the pimples that characterize monkeypox appear in a single outbreak and in specific areas of the body” emphasizes Dr. (…)
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