Guwahati: The Center’s top health experts held discussions on the need to review current recommendations for managing the disease on Thursday in light of the growing number of monkeypox cases in the nation.
Nine instances of monkeypox, including one death have been reported from India thus far.
The meeting was chaired by Dr L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief and attended by officials from the National Aids Control Organisation, National Centre for Disease Control and World Health Organisation (WHO) representatives.
A “suspected case” is someone who exhibits symptoms like an unexplained acute rash, swollen lymph nodes, fever, headaches, body aches, and profound weakness and has a history of travelling to affected countries within the previous 21 days, according to current “Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease” issued by the Center.
According to the ministry’s standards, human-to-human transmission primarily happens through big respiratory droplets that typically require extended close contact. Indirect contact with lesion material, such as through contaminated clothing or linen of an infected individual, as well as direct touch with body fluids or lesions are other ways in which it can be spread.
International travellers are urged to avoid coming into contact with any wild creatures, whether they are living or dead, including rodents like rats and squirrels, small mammals, and non-human primates like monkeys and apes.
Monkeypox had just been deemed a global public health emergency of international concern by the WHO.