Today’s confirmation of a second European monkeypox victim has been made.
Another patient has died of the highly-infectious virus in Spain after Europe’s first monkeypox death yesterday evening.
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Spain has been especially hard-hit by the disease. There have been 4,298 cases in Spain so far.
We don’t know any further information about the deceased.
The majority of patients with the disease have been diagnosed as men. Only 64 women have been treated.
The May cases were the earliest to be reported. They were connected to a Gay sauna in Madrid and a Pride Festival in Gran Canaria.
Last week, the World Health Organisation declared monkeypox a global health emergency, after the virus spread to more than 75 countries.
It now considers the current outbreak to be a sufficient threat for a coordinated international response.
The WHO Director General stated that the global risk was “moderate”However, the emergency was declared by the health committee.
More than 16,000 people were infected by monkeypox at the time of the announcement. Five people had also died.
More than 19,000 cases of infection have been confirmed in London, with 1,778 being reported as recently as yesterday.
In the whole of the UK, cases have risen up to 2,469 confirmed infections on July 28.
The 77-year-old figure was also reported by doctors. “highly probable”The total now stands at 2,546.
Traditionally, symptoms of monkeypox have included a fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches and muscle aches.
Some victims may also experience a rash on their skin or lips that spreads to their other body parts, especially their hands and feet.
In some cases, however, the rash was first noticed around the genitals, anus, or mouth.
Some patients had localized or scattered lesions, rather than widespread rashes.
According to the WHO, about 98 per cent of these cases were among gay or bisexual men who had sex with other men.
However, medics recently delivered the baby of a mum suffering with the virus. There were no complications.