"The man, a Kuwait returnee, visited a private hospital after he developed rashes," the Director of Public Health for Telangana said.
Published Jul 26, 2022 | 7:56 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 29, 2022 | 1:49 PM
Representative image of the Mpox virus (Creative Commons)
A 40-year-old man in Andhra Pradesh’s Kamareddy district suspected to be suffering from the viral zoonotic disease has been reported negative.
“The man was suspected of being infected with Monkeypox, but the National Institute of Virology’s laboratory in Pune has confirmed his test to be negative,” Dr G Srinivasa Rao, Director of Public Health for Telangana, on 26 July, said.
The director added that as of now there is no case of Monkeypox in the state.
“The man had returned from Kuwait earlier this month. He visited a private hospital in Kamareddy on 20 July after he developed rashes,” the director added.
According to Dr G Srinivisa Rao, the person arrived from Kuwait on 6 July.
Rao added that the doctors of the hospital referred him to Kamareddy District Hospital after they suspected him of suffering from the disease.
“Doctors of Kamareddy District Hospital further referred him to Fever Hospital in Hyderabad,” Rao added.
The doctors in Fever Hospital after examining the Kuwait returnee immediately admitted him to an isolation ward. The director added that his relatives have been asked to be in home isolation.
Vasavi Hospital’s consultant dermatologist Dr Abhiram R told South First that people affected with Monkeypox will have symptoms like rashes usually resembling blisters.
He added that patients might also complain of fever, tiredness, fatigue, and in some cases vomiting.
Meanwhile, Dr C Rohini, an infectious disease expert with the Government Medical College in Kozhikode in Kerala, said the rashes of Monkeypox could be confused with that of chickenpox, and doctors need to differentiate between them.
