Although until now Indonesia has not recorded a single confirmed case of monkeypox, the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) highlighted the risk of spreading and symptoms of monkeypox virus infection. Given, the symptoms of the disease can be similar to other skin diseases such as bacterial infections (impetigo).
The head of the PB IDI Monkeypox (monkeypox) Task Force, Dr. Hanny Nilasari, SpKK, explained that the lesions in monkeypox patients are generally closer together. These symptoms are also accompanied by fever, myalgia, headache, discomfort in the throat, and swollen lymph nodes.
Rash due to monkeypox virus infection in the form of patches on the surface of the skin. Then appear nodules which then develop into elastic. Furthermore, the elastic will fester.
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“There are spots above the skin opening, then it becomes a nodule, then it becomes elastic. Then it becomes elastic and there is pus. That is a common manifestation for monkeypox symptoms. Then it turns out that these locations also greatly affect,” he explained in an online discussion, Friday ( 5/8/2022).
“95 percent of the manifestations are on the face mainly. So it’s very easy to recognize. Then 75 percent of the palms and soles of the feet, the mucosa for example in the genital skin area, the eye area is 70 percent. In the genitals it’s not too much 30 percent. Then in the 20 percent of the mucous membrane of the eye,” continued Dr. Hanny.
Scratched Rash Effect
Then according to Dr. Hanny, itching in one area of the body due to monkeypox can spread to other areas of the body when scratched.
“The difference (symptoms of monkeypox on the skin) is rather deep. So it can cause scars. So there are no subjective symptoms,” explained Dr. Hanny.
Then he was scratched in a certain location, he moved to another location, most likely he could transfer the virus from one location to another,” he concluded.
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