One more person tests positive for monkeypox

One more person has been tested positive for monkeypox.

A 44-year-old Saudi Arabia returnee man has been tested positive for the infection, according to Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Prakash Budhathoki.

He said that further details regarding the infection will be made public soon.

On December 20, a 36-year-old male from Tahanun was diagnosed with the monkeypox infection. He is also a returnee from Saudi Arabia.

Nepal recorded the first case of infection on June 16, 2023. The infection was confirmed on a foreign national.

It is caused by a virus called monkeypox and is transmissible to humans or animals to humans. 

This disease is transmitted via contact with infected individuals or animals. Transmission can occur through direct contact with wounds, sores, or bodily fluids such as saliva or mucus, as well as through surfaces and materials contaminated with the virus.

Infected animals, including monkeys, rats, squirrels, and contaminated bedding or clothing, can also transmit the virus.