India Confirms Second Mpox Case, Dubai Returned Kerala Man Diagnosed With Virus

Mallapuram: A 38-year-old man who recently travelled from UAE to Kerala got infected with Mpox . 

The State Health Department said the 38-year-old undergoing treatment in Kerala 's northern Malappuram district had been confirmed to have contracted monkeypox ( Mpox ) infection. 

The man, who came to the state from the UAE recently, was already admitted to a hospital here with Mpox symptoms, state Health Minister Veena George said in a Facebook post. 

The minister requested people, including those coming from abroad with any symptoms, to inform them and seek treatment at the earliest. 

George on Tuesday said that the man, on noticing the symptoms, had taken precautionary measures by isolating himself from his family and was currently hospitalised in the Manjeri Medical College here. 

The man's samples were tested, and the results were positive on Wednesday. 

Mpox infections are generally self-limiting, lasting between two and four weeks, and its patients usually recover with supportive medical care and management. It is transmitted through prolonged and close contact with an infected patient. 

It typically manifests itself with fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications.

(with PTI inputs)