Patient who returned from UAE with symptoms of monkeypox dies in Kerala, orders for investigation

Monkeypox Death Kerala: Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday that she would investigate the cause of death of a 22-year-old youth who had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and was allegedly infected with monkeypox a day earlier. Monkeypox) caused his death. The Health Minister said that the report of his samples has not come yet. He said that the patient was young and did not have any other disease or any other health related problem, so the health department is ascertaining the cause of his death.

George said an inquiry would be conducted as to why there was a delay in getting him admitted to the hospital after his arrival from the UAE on July 21. The minister told the media, “This particular type of monkeypox is not contagious to a high level like Kovid-19 but it does spread. In comparison, the mortality rate from this type of monkeypox is low. So, we will investigate why the 22-year-old died in this particular case as he did not have any other disease or health problem.”

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He said that since this type of monkeypox spreads, all necessary measures have been taken to prevent it. The minister also said that no study is available on the specific type of disease from other countries where the disease has been detected and hence Kerala is doing a study on it. The 22-year-old man died on Saturday morning allegedly due to monkeypox at a private hospital in Thrissur.

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