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Can Monkey Pox Cause Keloid Scars?

Tribunnews Reporter, Fitri Wulandari

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Monkeypox virus (Monkeypox) is a rare viral disease that causes stupid which is similar to chickenpox and can cause scars keloid.

Although most of the disease is found in West and Central Africa, the world has seen cases of Monkeypox spread across Europe to Australia and the United States (US).

Quoted from the www.openaccessgovernment.org page, Tuesday (7/6/2022), the infection can spread through contact with infected animals and from person to person, such as having sex with infected individuals.

Monkeypox symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes and a characteristic rash, but this is different from chickenpox.

Read also: American Health Agency Raises Monkeypox Status to Level 2, Advises People to Wear Masks

Usually symptoms stupid appears 1 to 5 days after the first symptoms.

These symptoms often start on the face, but can spread to other parts of the body and genitals.

These spots will gradually turn into pus-filled blisters that eventually scab and fall off.

Read also: Minister of Health Makes Sure There Are No Cases of Monkeypox in Indonesia

However, in some cases, scar tissue and scars develop keloid.

Then what is a scar? keloid?

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