Presence of monkeypox virus confirmed in a patient: Health Ministry
The patient is stable and there is no immediate risk to the public, it said.
The patient is stable and there is no immediate risk to the public, it said.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi on Tuesday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling patients with suspected monkeypox.
The declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Mpox as a global health emergency for the second time in two years underscores a critical issue: the inequity in our global health system.
According to reports, children below the age of 5 years are at a higher risk of contracting this rare viral infection.
Monkeypox, a rare viral disease, occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, though it has occasionally spread to other regions.
