Chandigarh's PGI ready to tackle Monkeypox cases
Chandigarh, July 26: With the arise of four cases of monkeypox in India and due to recent issuance of Ministry advisory for preparedness of the healthcare institutes for management of Monkeypox cases, prima facie PGIMER has designated few beds in Communicable ward of Nehru Hospital and ICU beds in Nehru hospital extension.
Primarily, Monkeypox being a dermatological infestation, institute authorities have directed Department of Dermatology to take the lead for examination and management of such suspected cases.
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Any patient suspected of having symptoms simulating to Monkeypox will be directed to dermatology wing of the institute for examination and required testing. Department of Virology has been designated for sample processing and reporting of samples.
Competent authorities have also stated that to minimise the disease transmission, cases requiring active management will be admitted while stable patients will be advised for home isolation.
Meanwhile, India reported four monkeypox cases, Delhi has reported its first case of Monkeypox in a 31-year-old man with no travel history, Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital informed on Sunday.
Apart from this, India reported three other cases from Kerala.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, looking at the expanding outbreak in more than 70 countries.
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Monkeypox is transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials such as bedding.
Monkeypox has a clinical appearance similar to smallpox, an orthopoxvirus infection that was eradicated globally in 1980. It frequently manifests clinically as a fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes and can cause a variety of health issues.
-PTC News
