29/05/2025
Just In: According to GMA NEWS
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) on Tuesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox (mpox), with four additional suspected cases currently under close observation.
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💉10 new cases have tested positive-
South Cotabato
💉 1st case reported- Zamboanga Sibugay
💉 Infectious and can be Fatal
Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick.
Mode of Transmission
Mpox spreads from person to person mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, including members of a household. Close contact includes skin-to-skin (such as touching or s*x) and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact (such as kissing), and it can also include being face-to-face with someone who has mpox (such as talking or breathing close to one another, which can generate infectious respiratory particles).
People with multiple s*xual partners are at higher risk of acquiring mpox.
People can also contract mpox from contaminated objects such as clothing or linen, through needle injuries in health care, or in community settings such as tattoo parlours.
During pregnancy or birth, the virus may be passed to the baby. Contracting mpox during pregnancy can be dangerous for the fetus or newborn infant and can lead to loss of the pregnancy, stillbirth, death of the newborn, or complications for the parent.
Signs and symptoms
Mpox causes signs and symptoms which usually begin within a week but can start 1–21 days after exposure. Symptoms typically last 2–4 weeks but may last longer in someone with a weakened immune system.
Common Symptoms of Mpox are:
✔️Rashes
✔️Fever
✔️Sore throat
✔️Headache
✔️Muscle aches
✔️Back pain
✔️Low energy
✔️Swollen lymph nodes.
For some people, the first symptom of Mpox is a rash, while others may have fever, muscle aches or sore throat first.
The Mpox rash often begins on the face and spreads over the body, extending to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It can also start on other parts of the body where contact was made, such as the ge****ls. It starts as a flat sore, which develops into a blister filled with liquid that may be itchy or painful. As the rash heals, the lesions dry up, crust over and fall off.
Some people may have one or a few skin lesions and others have hundreds or more. These can appear anywhere on the body including:
Palms of hands and soles of feet
face, mouth and throat, groin and ge***al areas
a**s. Some people also have painful swelling of their re**um (proctitis) or pain and difficulty when peeing (dysuria) or when swallowing.
People with Mpox can pass the disease on to others until all sores have healed and a new layer of skin has formed. Some people can be infected without developing any symptoms. Although getting Mpox from someone who is asymptomatic (not showing symptoms) has been reported, information is still limited on how common it is.
Children, pregnant people and people with weak immune systems, including people living with HIV that are not well controlled, are at higher risk for serious illness and death due to complications from Mpox.
Stay safe. Stay vigilant. Stay healthy.
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