on June 4, 2022 at 6:12 p.m.
June 4, 2022 at 5:59 PM
This Friday, June 3, Public Health France was finally able to identify a typical patient profile with 51 proven cases in France. A first since the appearance of the virus.
After the Covid-19 epidemic which has paralyzed the world for more than two years, place for monkey pox which has gradually taken hold in France those last weeks. No less than 51 proven cases have been identified by the health authorities. If the virus particularly worries the population, a press release from Santé Publique France has lifted the veil on the profile of infected patients. What you need to know about this infectious disease from Africa.
A typical profile identified: what we know about the transmission of monkeypox
In its press release published on June 3, 2022, Public Health France provided details on the typical profile of patients with monkeypox. The health authorities note that it was for the moment only men, aged between 22 and 63 years. Among the cases identified in France “Two are immunocompromised, one was hospitalized but is no longer to this day, none died. said the doctors. Another observation was made to support the typical profile. A large majority of patients are men who have had sex with someone of the same sex. Can monkeypox be considered an STI? “To date, monkeypox is not considered an STI, it is a disease whose transmission is mainly by direct contact of injured skin or mucous membrane, with skin or mucous membranes and also by droplets.“explained Alexandra Mailles, epidemiologists at Public Health France before adding that”it is not the sexual relationship as such that is called into question, but the contact with the lesions during the report” in a press release published on June 2, 2022.
Monkey pox: 51 cases have been confirmed in France https://t.co/QARjml9DP8
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Monkeypox in France: “The situation is under control“
As monkey pox progresses, the new Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, wanted to reassure the French as to the real spread of the virus. “No outbreak of the disease is expected. We take the necessary measures: the vigilance that we must have in this case is a virus that we no longer saw in Europe. Recommendations have been made to health professionals and establishments to identify, detect, report and isolate cases at home. declared Olivier Véran’s successor who remains “on alert“, at the microphone of RTL . And to add: “For now, the situation is under control“.